SC tells state to await Presidential reference

The Supreme Court has told the Tamil Nadu government to hold off on its plea challenging the Governor's decision to refer the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Bill, 2025, to the President rather than granting assent.The bench, comprising Chief Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, stipulated that the challenge must await the outcome of the Presidential Reference now pending before the Constitution bench.

- HD Bureau

The bench observed that the Presidential Reference must be resolved before 21 November, the date of Chief Justice Gavai's retirement, adding: “You will have to wait hardly for four weeks.”

Proceedings on the Tamil Nadu government’s plea are to resume after the Constitution bench gives its verdict.