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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G. R. Swaminathan, V. Lakshminarayanan
K.Venkatachalapathy @ Kutty, S/o.Karuppasamy – Appellant
Versus
State Of Tamilnadu, Rep By Its Chief Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
G.R.Swaminathan J.
The petitioner herein is a practising lawyer. He filed this writ petition in public interest questioning the constitutional validity of the impugned Acts amending some of the provisions of the following Acts:
1. The Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Act, 2012.
2. The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Act, 1989.
3. The Madurai-Kamaraj University Act, 1965
4. The Anna University Act, 1978
5. The Bharathiar University Act, 1981
6. The Bharathidasan University Act, 1981
7. The Mother Teresa Women's University Act, 1984
8. The Alagappa University Act, 1985
9. The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Act 1990
10.The Periyar University Act, 1997
11.The Tamil Nadu Open University Act, 2002
12.The Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002
13.The Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Act, 2008
14.The Annamalai University Act, 2013
15.The Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University Act, 1996
16.The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University Act, 1987
17.The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Act, 1971
18.The Tamil University Act, 1982
2. By the impugned amendments, the power to appoint Vice- Chancellors for the aforesaid Universities has been taken away from the Chancellor and vested wi
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