Chennai, Nov. 4 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting necessary action to set up a Bench of the Supreme Court at Chennai.

In the letter, Vijay said setting up a Bench in Chennai is one of the long-pending demands of the State of Tamil Nadu. The demand was first mooted by the State in 1980.

Citing Article 130 of the Constitution, the Chief Minister noted that the Supreme Court shall sit in Delhi or in such other place or places as the Chief Justice of India may, with the approval of the President, from time to time, decide.

He pointed out that the issue was discussed in the conference of Chief Justices held in 1979, and that litigants from South India inevitably have ...