Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Urges PM Modi to Take Steps to Set up Supreme Court Bench in Chennai
Vijay says a Chennai bench would improve access for southern litigants and cites repeated official recommendations for regional Supreme Court benches.
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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay urges PM Modi to revive proposal for Supreme Court bench in Chennai
Citing Article 130 of the Constitution, which allows the Supreme Court to sit at places other than Delhi with the President's approval, Vijay recalled that Tamil Nadu had first mooted the proposal in 1980. The Supreme Court's full bench rejected it in 2007 despite the state's assurance to provide the necessary infrastructure, including residential accommodation for judges.
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi, seeks Supreme Court Bench in Chennai
The CM urged the PM to take up the issue afresh with the Supreme Court to reconsider its stand, citing Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations, Law Commission reports, and the federal character of the nation.
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KalingaTVTamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi seeking Supreme Court bench in Chennai
In the letter, the Chief Minister said setting up a Bench in Chennai is one of the long-pending demands of the State of Tamil Nadu. The demand was first mooted by the State in 1980.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting that steps be taken to set up a branch of the Supreme Court of India in Chennai. In his letter, Chief Minister Vijay said, “It has been a long-standing demand of the State of Tamil Nadu to set up a branch of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Chennai. This demand was made by the State Government in 1980, considering the following reasons. Article 130 of the …
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