The Tamil Nadu Senior Advocates Forum (TNSAF) has filed a public interest litigation petition in the Madras High Court, expressing concern over the parliamentary trend of bypassing High Courts’ jurisdiction. This trend allows appeals against tribunal orders to go directly to the Supreme Court, potentially undermining federalism and the role of High Courts. ¹ ²

[04/12, 07:45] Meta AI: The Tamil Nadu Senior Advocates Forum (TNSAF) has filed a public interest litigation petition in the Madras High Court, expressing concern over the parliamentary trend of bypassing High Courts’ jurisdiction. This trend allows appeals against tribunal orders to go directly to the Supreme Court, potentially undermining federalism and the role of High Courts. ¹ ²

The forum argues that this trend violates constitutional provisions and subverts the basic structure doctrine. They’re challenging sections of the National Sports Governance Act (NSGA) of 2025, which permit direct appeals to the Supreme Court, bypassing High Courts.

The Madras High Court’s First Division Bench has called for a counter affidavit from the Centre within three weeks. The TNSAF is represented by senior counsel AL. Somayaji and E. Om Prakash, while the Centre is represented by Additional Solicitor General AR.L. Sundaresan.
[04/12, 07:45] Meta AI: The Tamil Nadu Senior Advocates Forum has filed a PIL in the Madras High Court, challenging the parliamentary trend of bypassing High Courts’ jurisdiction. They’re questioning the constitutional validity of certain sections of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, citing potential violations of federalism and constitutional provisions. The court has called for a counter affidavit from the Centre within three weeks.