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Make Tamil official language in the High Court, asks Jaya

Posted on: 08/Apr/2013 11:25:00 AM

Following the Supreme Court’s decision not to allow Tamil to be an official language in the Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested the Court to rethink its decision.

Speaking to a gathering of Chief Ministers and Chief Justice of High Courts, Ms. Jayalalithaa said, ‘“If we are to take the administration of justice genuinely closer to the people, it is absolutely imperative that the local language is used in the High Court.’ She also said, ‘“I urge the Government of India and the Supreme Court to reconsider their stand on this matter and fulfil the long standing aspiration and demand of the state to authorize use of Tamil in the High Court of Madras.’