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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the establishment of a Supreme Court bench in Chennai. He said litigants from southern states face geographical and financial hardships when they must travel to New Delhi for Supreme Court proceedings. The demand, first raised by the state in 1980, highlights these difficulties as a key reason for the request.
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Chennai: Renewing an old demand, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a Supreme Court bench in Chennai to help litigants from South India get their grievances redressed without having to go to New Delhi. In a letter to PM Modi, Vijay said…
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CHENNAI: Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish a Supreme Court bench in Chennai, reviving Tamil Nadu’s long-pending demand to improve access to justice for people in southern states. In his letter, CM Vijay said the demand was first raised by…
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Tamil NAdu Chief Minister Vijay highlighted the geographical and financial difficulties faced by litigants from southern states who have to travel all the way to New Delhi to seek justice from the Supreme Court.
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The plea was first mooted by the State in 1980, citing several factors, including the difficulties faced by litigants from southern States in travelling to New Delhi to seek legal remedies.
