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High Court Orders Tamil Nadu Government to Respond on Caste Names on Streets!
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:16
High Court Orders Tamil Nadu Government to Respond on Caste Names on Streets!
- •The Chennai High Court took up a suo motu case regarding the removal of caste names on streets and roads.
- •Justice N. Ramesh noted a bail application mentioned a street name with a caste name, despite previous orders to remove them.
- •The High Court Registry was ordered to take up the case suo motu concerning caste names in street names.
- •The Madurai bench of the High Court had dismissed a case against the government order to remove caste names.
- •The court ordered the Tamil Nadu government to file a counter-affidavit and adjourned the hearing to November 6.
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The Chennai High Court took action because a bail application's First Information Report listed a street name containing a caste name, prompting Justice N. Ramesh to note that despite prior government and court orders, caste names persist.
The government of Tamil Nadu originally issued an order to remove caste names from streets and roads back in 1978.
During the hearing before the bench comprising Chief Justice Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arulmurugan, the government stated that the Madurai bench had dismissed a case filed against the government order issued to remove caste names from streets and roads.
