Tamil Nadu CM Vijay urges PM Modi to take steps to set up Supreme Court Bench in Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has formally requested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi establish a Supreme Court Bench in Chennai. The request cites the long-standing need to improve access to justice for litigants in southern India.
Why it matters
The proposal addresses regional disparities in judicial access and has been a point of political advocacy in Tamil Nadu for decades.
CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday (November 4, 2026) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take necessary steps to establish a Bench of the Supreme Court of India in Chennai. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Vijay said it was one of the long-pending demands of the State to establish a Bench of the Supreme Court in Chennai. It 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.
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