Tamil Nadu CM Vijay urges PM Modi to take steps to set up Supreme Court Bench in Chennai

🇮🇳 The Hindu (IN) —
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay urges PM Modi to take steps to set up Supreme Court Bench in Chennai

AI Summary

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish a Supreme Court Bench in Chennai. The proposal, first raised by the state in 1980, is presented as a way to ease travel and access-to-justice burdens for litigants from southern states.

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.

Politics Travel Tamil Nadu Chennai Supreme Court Bench Vijay Narendra Modi access to justice

Read original source →