T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Petition at Madras High Court questions Governor’s authority to keep his dismissal order in abeyance
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Petition at Madras High Court questions Governor’s authority to keep his dismissal order in abeyance

The Hindu  

A new public interest litigation petition has been filed at the Madras High Court, questioning Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi’s authority to withhold his order dismissing arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, following his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement in a money laundering case on June 14, and his subsequently remaining in judicial custody. Audikesavalu took up the new case for hearing along with three other petitions which have already been filed questioning the authority of the arrested Minister, now recuperating at a private hospital in Chennai after undergoing a beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery on June 22, to continue in the Cabinet without any portfolio. Ravi of the Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi who has filed the current PIL petition, stated that the High Court had heard the previous PIL petitions, filed against the Minister, on June 26 and adjourned the hearing to July 7, 2023.

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi reinstates DMK's K Ponmudi after rebuke by SC
9 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi reinstates DMK's K Ponmudi after rebuke by SC

India TV News  

New Delhi: Senior DMK leader has been reinstated as a Cabinet Minister in the Tamil Nadu government after the Supreme Court rebuked Governor RN Ravi for his refusal to induct the former following a stay on his conviction in a disproportionate assets case. This came after Ravi on Friday accepted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's recommendation on re-inducting …

Supreme Court raps Tamil Nadu Governor for refusing to swear-in Ponmudy as Minister
9 months ago

Supreme Court raps Tamil Nadu Governor for refusing to swear-in Ponmudy as Minister

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Ravi for “defying the Supreme Court of India” by refusing to re-induct Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam leader K. Ponmudy as Minister despite an apex court order suspending his conviction in a disproportionate assets case. He is defying the Supreme Court of India… When a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Ponmudy, the …

Tamil Nadu government approaches Supreme Court as Governor Ravi refuses to swear-in Ponmudy as Minister
9 months ago

Tamil Nadu government approaches Supreme Court as Governor Ravi refuses to swear-in Ponmudy as Minister

The Hindu  

The State of Tamil Nadu on March 18, 2024, moved the Supreme Court accusing Governor R.N. Ravi of “attempting to run a parallel government” in the State by refusing to adhere to Cabinet advice to appoint DMK leader K. Ponmudy as Higher Education Minister following the recent apex court order suspending his conviction and sentence in a disproportionate assets case. …

Tamil Nadu Today | Governor accepts Senthilbalaji’s resignation
10 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu Today | Governor accepts Senthilbalaji’s resignation

The Hindu  

Governor accepts Senthilbalaji’s resignation A day after jailed Minister without a portfolio V. Senthilbalaji tendered his resignation, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. A Raj Bhavan press release said, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin had written to the Governor recommending the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Senthilbalaji from the Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers yesterday. Udhayakumar Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. …

Supreme Court says Madras High Court was right to ask Tamil Nadu CM to decide on Senthilbalaji’s continuation as Minister
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court says Madras High Court was right to ask Tamil Nadu CM to decide on Senthilbalaji’s continuation as Minister

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 5 said the Madras High Court did right to restrain itself and pass the ball to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The High Court had asked the Chief Minister to take the decision on Mr. Senthilbalaji’s prospects in the government even as it pointedly observed that “a Minister without portfolio is a constitutional travesty… Political …

Supreme Court dismisses plea to remove Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from state Cabinet
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea to remove Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from state Cabinet

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed plea seeking removal of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from the state cabinet saying the Governor needs the consent of the chief minister to dismiss a minister from his post and cannot act independently in such matters. “The Chief Minister of the State of Tamil Nadu may be well advised to take a …

Unheeded advice: The Hindu Editorial on the conduct of Governors
1 year, 1 month ago

Unheeded advice: The Hindu Editorial on the conduct of Governors

The Hindu  

Ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court raise concerns about the conduct of some Governors. The key issue that has forced State governments to approach the court for redress is the perverse manner in which incumbents in Raj Bhavan have used the absence of a time-frame for granting assent to Bills to harass and frustrate elected regimes. With the court noting …

Supreme Court notes Tamil Nadu’s contention that Governor has no ‘discretion’ to withhold re-passed Bills
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court notes Tamil Nadu’s contention that Governor has no ‘discretion’ to withhold re-passed Bills

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on November 20 took note of the Tamil Nadu government’s argument that the Constitution does not provide Governor R.N. The court was reacting to arguments raised by the State, represented by senior advocates A.M. Singhvi, Mukul Rohatgi, P. Wilson and advocate Sabarish Subramanian, that the first proviso of Article 200 states: “if the Bill is passed again …

T.N. government moves Supreme Court against Governor Ravi over delay in clearing Bills
1 year, 1 month ago

T.N. government moves Supreme Court against Governor Ravi over delay in clearing Bills

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has moved a writ petition in the Supreme Court against Governor R.N. “The Governor by not signing remission orders, day-to-day files, appointment orders, approving recruitment orders, granting approval to prosecute Ministers, MLAs involved in corruption including transfer of investigation to the CBI by the Supreme Court and Bills passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is …

Tamil Nadu Governor vs DMK government over 'delay in bills' in Supreme Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Tamil Nadu Governor vs DMK government over 'delay in bills' in Supreme Court

India Today  

The tussle between the DMK government in Tamil Nadu and Governor RN Ravi has now reached the Supreme Court, this time over the 'delay' in clearing bills. A petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government seeks an order laying down guidelines stipulating the outer time limit for governors to consider bills passed by the Legislature. Chief Minister MK Stalin-led government …

Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court says a Minister without portfolio is a constitutional travesty
1 year, 3 months ago

Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court says a Minister without portfolio is a constitutional travesty

The Hindu  

“A Minister without portfolio is a constitutional travesty,” the Madras High Court observed on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. ‘Corrosion of values’ “The founding fathers of our Constitution may not have comprehended corrosion of good and clean governance to an extent that a person would be retained as a Minister without portfolio, that too, while in custody, nor did they envisage …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest case | Supreme Court affirms ED’s power of police custody
1 year, 4 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest case | Supreme Court affirms ED’s power of police custody

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 7 dismissed appeals by Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji and his wife, Megala, against a Madras HC judgment upholding the Enforcement Directorate’s power to gain his custody. The Minister had argued that an ED officer was not a police officer and had no power of custody. Mr. Balaji, who continues to be a Minister without …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court completes hearing litigants opposed to his continuation in State Cabinet
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court completes hearing litigants opposed to his continuation in State Cabinet

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday completed hearing arguments on behalf of a group of petitioners who had challenged the continuation of V. Senthilbalaji in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on June 14, 2023 and his remaining in judicial custody since then. Audikesavalu directed the High Court Registry to …

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Third judge of Madras High Court rules in favour of Enforcement Directorate
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Third judge of Madras High Court rules in favour of Enforcement Directorate

The Hindu  

Arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji suffered a major setback at the Madras High Court on Friday, with Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, the third judge named by Chief Justice S.V. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here Justice C.V. Karthikeyan also held that the Directorate of Enforcement can subject …

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's arrest by Enforcement Directorate is valid: Madras HC
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's arrest by Enforcement Directorate is valid: Madras HC

India TV News  

The Madras High Court on Friday said that the Enforcement Directorate has the option to take Tamil Nadu serve V Senthil Balaji into its custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with a money laundering case. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made his submission before Justice CV Karthikeyan, who was named as a third appointed authority …

Top news of the day: July 07, 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Top news of the day: July 07, 2023

The Hindu  

NCP has not split, meeting held by Sharad Pawar not official: Praful Patel NCP leader Praful Patel on July 7 said the party had not broken up, and Ajit Pawar was unanimously appointed as party president by its legislature and organisational wings on June 30. Gujarat High Court dismisses Rahul Gandhi’s plea against his conviction in defamation case The Gujarat …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court Chief Justice names C.V. Karthikeyan as third judge to hear case on legality of detention
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court Chief Justice names C.V. Karthikeyan as third judge to hear case on legality of detention

The Hindu  

Madras High Court Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala has named Justice C.V. Karthikeyan as the third Judge to hear a habeas corpus petition filed by the wife of Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement on June 14, 2023, in a money laundering case and remains in a private hospital now, in judicial custody. Despite such a …

Watch | Why relations between Tamil Nadu government and Governor R.N. Ravi are strained
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch | Why relations between Tamil Nadu government and Governor R.N. Ravi are strained

The Hindu  

Ravi was appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu nearly two years ago, the M.K. The latest disagreement between the two parties relates to the decision by Mr. Ravi to ‘dismiss’ the arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Cabinet on June 29, only to hurriedly backtrack on his decision in a few hours. In September 2021, when the Centre announced …

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Check governors trying to exceed their powers
1 year, 5 months ago

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Check governors trying to exceed their powers

Deccan Chronicle  

Tamil Nadu governor R.N. Sample these unambiguous pledges made by the BJP in its election manifestos in the 1980s and 1990s, the period when it transformed from being a marginal Opposition party to one of governance: * appoint state governors in consultation with state governments, support and strengthen state governments and not destabilise and topple them.. *Misuse of Raj Bhavans …

A disquieting trend in governor’s actions
1 year, 5 months ago

A disquieting trend in governor’s actions

Hindustan Times  

The governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, experimented with a rare kind of constitutional adventurism by dismissing a sitting minister without being advised by the chief minister. The crucial constitutional question is whether the governor has the power to dismiss a minister without the advice of the CM. Article 164 of the Constitution says, “The ministers shall hold office during …

Kerala Governor justifies 'withdrawing pleasure' from minister amid Tamil Nadu row
1 year, 5 months ago

Kerala Governor justifies 'withdrawing pleasure' from minister amid Tamil Nadu row

India Today  

At a time when Tamil Nadu Governor and CM MK Stalin are at odds over jailed minister's dismissal, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan justified withdrawing pleasure from finance minister K N Balagopal last year. KN Balagopal had reportedly said during an event last year that those who come from places like Uttar Pradesh may find it difficult to understand the …

Tamil Nadu Governor’s move is dangerous, unconstitutional
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor’s move is dangerous, unconstitutional

The Hindu  

The Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. If Governors are allowed to exercise the power of dismissal of individual Ministers without the knowledge and recommendation of the Chief Minister, the whole constitutional system will collapse. But, independent India has a constitutional system under which a Governor is a mere constitutional head and he can act only on the aid and advice …

Remove Governor R.N. Ravi from his post, says Thirumavalavan
1 year, 5 months ago

Remove Governor R.N. Ravi from his post, says Thirumavalavan

The Hindu  

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder Thol. Ravi from the post of Governor for ‘brazenly’ acting against the Constitution, after he announced that he was dismissing Minister without portfolio, V. Senthilbalaji, before keeping the decision in abeyance. In a statement, Mr. Thirumavalavan said according to Article 164 of the Constitution of India only the Chief Minister has been given the right to …

Governor should function as per Indian Constitution to dignify his post: Speaker
1 year, 5 months ago

Governor should function as per Indian Constitution to dignify his post: Speaker

The Hindu  

The Governor, who has no power to dismiss a minister from the Council of Ministers, should discharge his duty as stipulated in the Indian Constitution, which will dignify the Constitutional post he holds, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has said. Ravi, who dismissed V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, had understood within four-and-a-half hours that that the Governor, …

AIADMK declines to be drawn into debate on Governor’s powers to remove Ministers
1 year, 5 months ago

AIADMK declines to be drawn into debate on Governor’s powers to remove Ministers

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Friday, June 30, 2023 declined to be drawn into the debate on the powers of a Governor to dismiss Ministers from the State Cabinet. Referring to the pendency of a case before the Madras High Court, D. Jayakumar, the party’s organisation secretary and former Minister, told journalists that the issue of removal of Ministers had been raised. …

CM’s prerogative to retain Senthilbalaji as Minister, says Tamil Nadu government as it ‘disregards’ Governor’s decision
1 year, 5 months ago

CM’s prerogative to retain Senthilbalaji as Minister, says Tamil Nadu government as it ‘disregards’ Governor’s decision

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to “disregard” the communication of Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here On the evening of June 29, 2023, Mr. Ravi had unilaterally “dismissed with immediate effect” arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, only to …

Senthil Balaji's Dismissal on Hold: Can Governor Remove a Minister From Cabinet?
1 year, 5 months ago

Senthil Balaji's Dismissal on Hold: Can Governor Remove a Minister From Cabinet?

The Quint  

Chief Minister MK Stalin told reporters on Thursday that the governor does not have the right to dismiss the minister and that the DMK government will move legally. "Governor doesn't have the right and we will face this legally," he said, according to news agency PTI. BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy told the media, "The governor is the constitutional head of …

Senthil Balaji sacked for 5 hrs; 'Which lawyer advised Guv,' Opposition attacks
1 year, 5 months ago

Senthil Balaji sacked for 5 hrs; 'Which lawyer advised Guv,' Opposition attacks

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu government versus Governor RN Ravi escalated on Thursday evening after Governor RN Ravi sacked arrested minister Senthil Balaji from the council of ministers on account of criminal charges against him. Opposition leaders extended support to Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin against Governor RN Ravi. Congress MP and advocate Manish Tewari said the President should sack Tamil …

Power of Governor to dismiss a Minister | Appointing authority is also dismissing authority, said Supreme Court in 1979
1 year, 5 months ago

Power of Governor to dismiss a Minister | Appointing authority is also dismissing authority, said Supreme Court in 1979

The Hindu  

While there are hardly any authoritative judicial pronouncements on the power of a Governor to dismiss a Minister, an obiter dictum in M. Karunanidhi versus Union of India decided on February 20, 1979 states that an appointing authority would also be the dismissing authority. The judges held that the Chief Minister would incontrovertibly be a public servant since he/she receives …

Tamil Nadu Governor dismisses Minister Senthil Balaji from Cabinet
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor dismisses Minister Senthil Balaji from Cabinet

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Thursday dismissed Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers, Raj Bhavan said. In an official release, Raj Bhavan said Senthil Balaji “is facing serious criminal proceedings in a number of cases of corruption, including taking cash for jobs and money laundering. “There are reasonable apprehensions that continuation of V Senthil …

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi dismisses Senthilbalaji from Council of Ministers
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi dismisses Senthilbalaji from Council of Ministers

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented move, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on June 29 evening, unilaterally “dismissed with immediate effect” arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the Council of Ministers, only to hurriedly backtrack on his decision late in the night. Incidentally, nearly a month ago, the Chief Minister had rejected Mr. Ravi’s demand to drop Mr. Senthilbalaji, who was then holding the …

Tamil Nadu governor puts on hold order dismissing scam accused Senthil Balaji from cabinet: Reports
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu governor puts on hold order dismissing scam accused Senthil Balaji from cabinet: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi has reportedly put in abeyance his order dismissing Senthil Balaji from the state cabinet, which he passed without consulting chief minister MK Stalin. “Minister V Senthil Balaji is facing serious criminal proceedings in a number of cases of corruption including taking cash for jobs and money laundering.Under these circumstances, Governor has dismissed him from the …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Annamalai nursed a grudge against my husband, Minister’s wife tells Madras HC
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Annamalai nursed a grudge against my husband, Minister’s wife tells Madras HC

The Hindu  

Arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife Megala has filed an additional affidavit in the Madras High Court accusing Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu unit president K. Annamalai of having nursed a grudge against her husband because of perceiving the latter to be a direct threat in politics. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our …

Former MP urges HC to issue a writ of quo warranto against Senthilbalaji
1 year, 6 months ago

Former MP urges HC to issue a writ of quo warranto against Senthilbalaji

The Hindu  

Former AIADMK MP J. Jayavardhan has moved the Madras High Court urging it to issue a writ of quo warranto directing Minister V. Senthilbalaji to explain under what authority he was continuing in the Cabinet despite having been in judicial custody, pursuant to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14 in a money laundering case. In his affidavit, …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court agrees to hear habeas corpus petition by Minister’s wife
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court agrees to hear habeas corpus petition by Minister’s wife

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday, June 15, 2023 accepted a request made on behalf of Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji’s wife, for an urgent hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by her accusing the Enforcement Directorate of not having followed due procedure while arresting her husband early on Wednesday. To get today’s top stories from …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | AIADMK defends Enforcement Directorate’s actions

The Hindu  

The AIADMK on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 defended the arrest of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthilbalaji in a money-laundering case on the grounds that the move was carried out only on the direction of the Supreme Court. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here The party’s …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Minister’s wife’s petition
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court judge recuses himself from hearing Minister’s wife’s petition

The Hindu  

Efforts taken by Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalaji’s wife to get the Madras High Court hear a habeas corpus petition against her husband’s arrest, by the Directorate of Enforcement, did not fructify on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 because one of the judges in a Division Bench recused himself from hearing the case. To get today’s top stories …

Madras High Court To Decide Maintainability Of Plea Seeking Disqualification Of Governor RN Ravi
2 years ago

Madras High Court To Decide Maintainability Of Plea Seeking Disqualification Of Governor RN Ravi

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the maintainability of a plea by Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam challenging the authority by which Governor RN Ravi is continuing to hold office as he has been appointed as the Chairman of the Auroville foundation. Drawing attention to Article 158 of the Constitution of India which prohibits the Governor from holding …

Governor is ‘but a shorthand expression for State government’, says Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Governor is ‘but a shorthand expression for State government’, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Governor of a State is “but a shorthand expression for the State government” while exercising powers of clemency under Article 161 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court said in its judgment releasing Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan on Wednesday. “The constitutional conclusion is that the Governor is but a shorthand expression for the State government,” Justice Rao …

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