Vidyasagar Rao made full-time governor for Tamil Nadu
Posted on: 19/Apr/2017 5:05:04 PM
The central government has declared in the High Court that Vidyasagar Rao has been appointed only as a full-time governor of Tamil Nadu and that it should not be considered as an additional charge.
The panel of judges accepted this explanation, dismissed the case and requested the central government to make an immediate permanent appointment.
Earlier, the tenure of Rosaiah, who was the state governor of Tamil Nadu, expired on 31st August. Subsequently, the present Maharashtra state governor Vidyasagar Rao was appointed as governor-in-charge of Tamil Nadu on 2nd September.
An individual, named Anbazhagan, had submitted a petition to the Chennai High Court that a permanent full-time governor must be appointed for the state of Tamil Nadu.
This petition came up for an enquiry yesterday (Tuesday, 18th April) and was conducted by the panel of Chief Justice Indira Bannerji and judge M. Sundar.
During the enquiry, the Additional solicitor general of the central government, G. Rajagopalan explained that the issues regarding the appointment of governors are under the control of central government. Further, the process of appointment of the governor is highly confidential. So, it cannot be made public. There is a provision for a single person to act as governor of more than 1 state .Only on this basis, Vidyasagar Rao has been appointed as a full-time governor of Tamil Nadu. His appointment cannot be considered as an additional responsibility.
The panel of judges recorded this and dismissed the petition seeking the appointment of a permanent governor for Tamil Nadu.
