Chennai Court Language

• Lawyers demanding Tamil as official court language end fast

  Three advocates of Madras High Court today withdrew their fast unto death demanding Tamil be made the court language, following assurance from leaders of Madras High Court Advocates Association.

• Madras High Court advocates observe one-day strike

  Advocates in the Madras High Court today boycotted the proceedings in support of their demand for making Tamil as the official Court language in Tamil Nadu.

• Madras High Court lawyers to boycott work today

  The Madras High Court Advocates Association has called for a boycott of proceedings today over the issue of implementation of Tamil as official language in the Court.

• Jayalalithaa urges Supreme Court to allow use of Tamil as official language in Madras High Court

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Centre and Supreme Court to reconsider their stand against authorising Tamil as official language in Madras High Court and said administration of justice needs to be taken closer to the people.

• Publish particulars in languages known in Tamil Nadu, says High Court

  Observing that under the guide of following rules strictly, innocent people should not be targeted while effecting seizure, Madras High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to publish "particulars" in languages known to people of the state."It is desirable that the Election Commission makes publication in the language known to the people...

• Tamil Nadu: Politics over court language, 12 lawyers arrested

  Twelve advocates on an indefinite fast in the Madras High Court in Chennai and in its Madurai Bench demanding that Tamil be made the official language of court have been arrested after the court declared the protest illegal.The lawyers -- seven in Chennai and five in Madurai -- were arrested late Friday night on a complaint from the high court Regi...

• Tamil as court language: Six advocates on indefinite fast

  It's a fast track protest, with lawyers on a fast unto death for their right to argue in Tamil. Even after practicing as a lawyer for 15 years, Natarajan has to struggle to make ends meet. His problem, he often loses his cases because his opponents are more articulate in English. Now he and others like him have decided to demand what they feel is a...