The Madras High Court today directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to make announcements in Tamil mandatory in all domestic flights operating to and from the airports in Tamil Nadu.
The court directive came following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a person, C Kanagaraj, the World Tamil Research Trust President, who urged the court to make announcements in Tamil mandatory in all flights operating from the airports in the state.
Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice K Kumaresh Babu said that courts could not issue a positive direction as sought in the PIL.
The division bench said that the Central government could be directed only to consider a representation made by the litigant within a period of 12 weeks.
The first division bench issued such a direction and disposed of the PIL petition pending since 2021.
The petitioner had contended that announcements in Tamil were being made even in foreign countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
In the submission before the Madras High Court, he asked why should such announcements could not be made mandatory in all domestic flights operated to and from Tamil Nadu.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Video Shows Students Fanning Teacher In UP School. Then A Clarification
"Why Retain Caste Names In Schools," High Court Asks Tamil Nadu Government Tamil Nadu Lawyer Goes To Court For Protection To Run "Consensual" Brothel Navi Mumbai Airport To Be Operational In March 2025, Says Union Minister "Keep Insulting, I'll Keep Fighting": Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At Anurag Thakur Software Engineer Invites 2 Friends To Celebrate New Job, They Rape Her India's Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor Approaches Finish Line Iran's Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian Sworn In At Parliament SEBI Bans Omaxe, Its Chairman From Securities Market For 2 Years Fresh Demonstrations Loom In Venezuela After 4 Dead In Anti-Maduro Protests Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.