Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to set up a permanent Supreme Court bench in Chennai. Vijay said this move would reflect the country’s federal character. He noted that litigants from southern states face many financial and geographical difficulties traveling to New Delhi.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to take up the long-pending demand for establishing a permanent bench of the Supreme Court in Chennai with the top court.
In his letter, reflecting the true federal character of the country, Vijay argued that a bench in Chennai will benefit not just Tamil Nadu but all southern states.
The Chief Minister pointed out that the demand dates back to 1980. In this context, he 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.