Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Seeks Supreme Court Bench in Chennai
Tamil Nadu's chief minister has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a bench of the Supreme Court in Chennai. The request would bring the top court's sittings closer to people in the south. The report does not say whether or when the Centre will agree.
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Context: The Supreme Court sits mainly in Delhi, so people far away must travel there for hearings. Lawyers and state leaders in the south have long argued for regional benches to make justice easier to reach.
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