Plea seeking full-time Governor for Tamil Nadu rejected by MHC

The current in-charge governor, Vidyasagar Rao who is the Governor of Maharashtra hold additional charge of Tamil Nadu.

The Madras High court on Saturday dismissed a petition seeking directions to appoint a full-time Governor for Tamil Nadu. The court held that the constitution allows for the appointment of the same person as governor of two states. The court also said that it cannot interfere in the matter.

"Our interference is not warranted in view of the constitutional provision of Article 153," the bench said.

Madras high court bench comprising chief justice Indira Banerjee and justice M Sundar rejected the writ petition filed by social activist V Anbazhagan. The petition sought directions from the honourable court to the President and Union home ministry to appoint a full-time Governor to the state. The petition sought the implementation of the Sarkaria Commission.

"Article 153 of the Constitution of India provides that there shall be a governor for each state. The proviso makes it clear that nothing in that article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as governor for two or more states," the bench had observed during the last hearing. The petition had claimed that since the governor held additional charge of Tamil Nadu there was no effective administration of the executive.

The current in-charge governor, Vidyasagar Rao who is the Governor of Maharashtra hold additional charge of Tamil Nadu. The Governor's inaction and delayed response to the political crisis in Tamil Nadu had led to massive criticism.

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