No Governor can act against the Constitution, which has provided certain powers exclusively to the incumbent of the post, said O. Panneerselvam, AIADMK coordinator and Deputy Leader of Opposition, in the Assembly.
Talking to journalists outside the House on Monday, Mr. Panneerselvam said those who held the post of Governors had to function within the limits of the Constitution. He was answering questions of the mediapersons regarding the legislation adopted by the State government, making the government the appointing authority for Vice-Chancellors of State Universities.
On the Bill, he said there had been two sets of views on who should be the appointing authority — the Governor or the government, though there was no stipulation in the Constitution. It was for the government to decide the issue.
