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India Supreme Court Closes Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution Case

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC · How we work

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India’s Supreme Court closed proceedings on the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution case.
Chief Justice Surya Kant headed the seven-judge bench that issued the closure.
The bench recorded the Assembly withdrew its November 7, 2003 resolution on July 30, 2004, leaving the legal question open.
The dispute stemmed from the 2003 imprisonment of The Hindu journalists over a report on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

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India’s Supreme Court closed proceedings on the Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution case.
Chief Justice Surya Kant headed the seven-judge bench that issued the closure.
The bench recorded the Assembly withdrew its November 7, 2003 resolution on July 30, 2004, leaving the legal question open.
The dispute stemmed from the 2003 imprisonment of The Hindu journalists over a report on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.