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There are not any plans to modify the names of the Madras, Bombay and Calcutta Prime Courts, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday. This was once said in keeping with a query by way of Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu CV Shanmugam.
Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recalled the historical past of the proposal in his answer.
Below the Madras (Alteration of Title) Act, 1996, town of Madras was once renamed as Chennai. Following this, the Tamil Nadu govt despatched a suggestion to modify the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom to the Prime Courtroom of Chennai in 1997, mentioned Meghwal.
The names of Bombay and Calcutta had additionally modified by way of that point. The federal government thus introduced a regulation titled “Prime Courts (Alteration of Names) Invoice, 2016” to modify the names of the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras Prime Courts to the Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai Prime Courts respectively. This was once offered within the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2016, mentioned the minister.
In the meantime the title of Orissa had modified to Odisha and Gauhati to Guwahati. Consultations had been then performed with the involved state governments and top courts, mentioned Meghwal, however there was once a blended reaction.
The Maharashtra govt and Bombay Prime Courtroom agreed to the proposal to modify the title to Mumbai Prime Courtroom.
The Orissa Prime Courtroom and Odisha govt in addition to Gauhati Prime Courtroom and Assam govt additionally conveyed no objection to the proposal to modify the names of the respective Prime Courts.
The Tamil Nadu govt recommended that the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom be modified to Prime Courtroom of Tamil Nadu. The Madras Prime Courtroom, alternatively, didn’t conform to the proposal.
The Calcutta Prime Courtroom and West Bengal govt additionally didn’t conform to the proposal.
The invoice was once now not taken to any extent further and lapsed because of the dissolution of the sixteenth Lok Sabha, he mentioned.
Later, VP Patil had filed a petition within the Preferrred Courtroom to rename the Bombay Prime Courtroom as Prime Courtroom of Maharashtra and different top courts as consistent with their present state/town names. However the Preferrred Courtroom brushed aside the petition in 2022, famous Meghwal.
At this time, there is not any proposal to deliver regulation in this topic, mentioned the Legislation Minister in his written answer.
There are not any plans to modify the names of the Madras, Bombay and Calcutta Prime Courts, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday. This was once said in keeping with a query by way of Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu CV Shanmugam.
Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recalled the historical past of the proposal in his answer.
Below the Madras (Alteration of Title) Act, 1996, town of Madras was once renamed as Chennai. Following this, the Tamil Nadu govt despatched a suggestion to modify the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom to the Prime Courtroom of Chennai in 1997, mentioned Meghwal.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The names of Bombay and Calcutta had additionally modified by way of that point. The federal government thus introduced a regulation titled “Prime Courts (Alteration of Names) Invoice, 2016” to modify the names of the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras Prime Courts to the Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai Prime Courts respectively. This was once offered within the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2016, mentioned the minister.
In the meantime the title of Orissa had modified to Odisha and Gauhati to Guwahati. Consultations had been then performed with the involved state governments and top courts, mentioned Meghwal, however there was once a blended reaction.
The Maharashtra govt and Bombay Prime Courtroom agreed to the proposal to modify the title to Mumbai Prime Courtroom.
The Orissa Prime Courtroom and Odisha govt in addition to Gauhati Prime Courtroom and Assam govt additionally conveyed no objection to the proposal to modify the names of the respective Prime Courts.
The Tamil Nadu govt recommended that the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom be modified to Prime Courtroom of Tamil Nadu. The Madras Prime Courtroom, alternatively, didn’t conform to the proposal.
The Calcutta Prime Courtroom and West Bengal govt additionally didn’t conform to the proposal.
The invoice was once now not taken to any extent further and lapsed because of the dissolution of the sixteenth Lok Sabha, he mentioned.
Later, VP Patil had filed a petition within the Preferrred Courtroom to rename the Bombay Prime Courtroom as Prime Courtroom of Maharashtra and different top courts as consistent with their present state/town names. However the Preferrred Courtroom brushed aside the petition in 2022, famous Meghwal.
At this time, there is not any proposal to deliver regulation in this topic, mentioned the Legislation Minister in his written answer.