Madras High Court Justifies Stay On Tamil Nadu Laws, Rejects Allegation Of Interfering With Supreme Court Verdict On Governors

The Madras High Court, on May 15, 2025, stayed recent amendments passed by the Tamil Nadu government that removed the Governor's power to appoint Vice-Chancellors of State-run universities and transferred that authority to the State government. A Vacation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan found that the amendments were prima facie unconstitutional and in conflict with existing University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations. State Claimed SC Ruling Barred High…