News summary The news concerns a recent Supreme Court judgment in Kangra Central Cooperative Bank Ltd v Kangra Central Cooperative Bank Pensioners Welfare Association (Regd.) &…
The Supreme Court has issued notice on Tamil Nadu’s plea challenging the Madras High Court’s interim stay on amendments that shifted the power to appoint Vice Chancellors from the Governor to the State Government. A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan tagged the case with similar pending matters and allowed the State to seek early hearing. The amendments were challenged for allegedly conflicting with UGC Regulations, which vest appointment powers in the Chancellor. The case raises key questions on federal powers and university governance.
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by Sivarama Subramaniya Sasthirigal (the temple’s Vidhayahar) against the Kumbhabhishekam timing at Sri Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruchendur. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and N. Kotiswar Singh upheld the High Court’s expert committee decision to hold the ceremony on July 7 from 6:00–6:47 AM, saying courts should not decide auspicious timings. The petitioner had been on the committee.
