Delay in bill signing: Tamil Nadu govt moves amendment application in SC against Governor
Dec 12, 2023
New Delhi [India], December 12 : Tamil Nadu government has filed an amendment application in the Supreme Court seeking to declare state Governor RN Ravi's decision for reserving some bills for consideration as unconstitutional, illegal, arbitrary, and unreasonable.
The amendment application has been filed by advocate Sabarish Subramanian.
The amendment application has been filed in the earlier petition against the Governor for delaying in clearing the various bills passed by the state government.
The government of the Southern state also called the Governor's decision a mala fide exercise of power and sought to issue direction to the governor to declare assent to the same.
The governor has kept the bills-- Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989, The Vice-Chancellors of all Universities (except University of Madras)", the Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996", the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, Act, 1987", the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Act, 1971", the Tamil Nadu Universities Laws", the Tamil University Act, 1982", the Tamil Fisheries University Act, 2012", the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989"-- for the consideration of the President.
The state government said that the impugned actions of the governor are events that have been put into motion mala fidely after the filing of the Writ Petition to escape the jurisdiction of the Court and to render the petition infructuous.
"It is therefore, expedient in the interest of justice that the amendments proposed above are permitted to be incorporated by way of amendment to the Writ Petition," the state government said in the amendment application.
The state government has sought direction from the top court to allow this application for amendment of the Writ Petition, and add the prayer to the Writ Petition.
