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TN Governor Holding ‘Office Of Profit’: Writ Petition Filed By Dravidian Party TPDK
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi. (Raj Bhavan,TN/Twitter)
The president of the Kanchipuram unit of the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK), M Kannadasan, filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court, saying that Governor RN Ravi should be removed from his position as he holds an ‘office of profit’ by virtue of being the chairman of the Pondicherry based Auroville Foundation.
As per the constitution, under Article 158(2), a Governor shall not hold any other office of profit.
The petition sought a direction from the Court to Governor Ravi, under the quo warranto writ to explain how he is holding the constitutional post of Governor and under what authority.
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