Tamil Nadu Seeks Supreme Court Bench in Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to set up a Supreme Court Bench in Chennai. The state first raised this plea in 1980. It cited difficulties faced by litigants from southern states who travel to New Delhi to seek legal remedies.
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Context: The Supreme Court sits in New Delhi, so people from far-off states must travel there for cases. Regional benches have been debated for decades, and Tamil Nadu's demand dates back more than 40 years.
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