The Supreme Court ruled that reserving the readopted bills for presidential assent was unconstitutional, rendering subsequent actions void and confirming the bills received governor's approval upon presentation. Tamil Nadu has now notified 10 stalled laws, transferring the authority to appoint vice chancellors for 18 state universities from the governor to the state government. The governor retains a limited role by nominating a member for the vice chancellor search committee in certain institutions. Several bills, including ones pending since 2020, were revitalized by this decisive legal intervention.