Mumbai, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard two writ petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu
government against Governor Dr R N Ravi for withholding assent to multiple bills passed by the Legislative Assembly between 2020 and 2023.
These bills, including provisions to remove the Governor from the post of Vice-Chancellor in state universities, were submitted for approval between January 13, 2020, and April 28, 2023.
Additionally, files related to premature prisoner release, prosecution sanctions, and Tamil Nadu Service Commission appointments remain pending with the Governor since April 2022.
Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Tamil Nadu government, argued before a bench of Justices J B Pardiwal...