Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi has “withheld assent” for certain Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly, and has not “returned” them to the legislature or to the government for “reconsideration”, informed official sources told The Hindu on November 17. Technically, therefore, these Bills cannot be “readopted” by the House, as was done when the Governor “returned” the NEET Exemption Bill last February, and a Bill seeking to ban online gambling in March 2023.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is likely to move a resolution on the Bills at Saturday’s Special Session of the House, explaining the government’s reasoning that enacting these legislations is inevitable, sources said. The House resolution along with the “re-enacted” Bills could then be sent to the Raj Bhavan, they added.
Most of the Bills for which the Governor had “withheld assent” are related to a proposal to amend the statutes of certain State universities to enable the Chief Minister to take over the role of Chancellor, replacing the Governor.
