US EditionPresident Returns University of Madras Amendment Bill
The bill aims to shift vice-chancellor appointment from the governor to the state government amid concerns over conflicts with University Grants Commission regulations.
- On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, President Droupadi Murmu returned the University of Madras Amendment Bill, which would transfer VC appointment power to the state government by replacing "chancellor" with "government".
- Governor R N Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu had reserved the bill citing potential conflict with University Grants Commission regulations, while the TN Assembly passed it and the DMK government blamed the governor for assent delays.
- About 14 out of 22 state universities, including the University of Madras, are under convenor committees, and professors and university staff say this leadership gap disrupts planning and approvals.
- Following its return, the TN Assembly must reconsider the proposed legislation, and while the TN government gave no official response on Monday, a higher education department official said they will examine legal and legislative options.
- The dispute earlier reached the Supreme Court of India, which this year invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to grant `deemed assent` to 10 amendment bills; the state government appointed V-Cs but petitions kept the matter tied up in courts.
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President returns TN varsity amendment Bill
Chennai, Dec 30 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu has returned the Tamil Nadu University of Madras Amendment Bill, seeking to empower the state government to appoint its vice chancellor, an official source said on Tuesday. The TN Assembly, which passed the bill in April 2022, had sent it for presidential assent, aiming to take control of […]
Blow to Tamil Nadu government as President returns Madras University Bill
According to the statement of objects and reasons, the amendment aimed to align university governance in Tamil Nadu with other States and include the Finance Department Secretary as a syndicate member by amending the 1923 Act.
President Droupadi Murmu Returns Tamil Nadu University Of Madras Amendment Bill
President Droupadi Murmu has returned the Tamil Nadu University of Madras Amendment Bill, which seeks to transfer the power to appoint the university’s vice chancellor from the governor to the state government. The bill, passed in April 2022, now requires reconsideration by the TN Assembly following concerns over conflicts with UGC regulations.
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