President Pratibha Patil inaugurated a 5-day Tamil Conference that is being conducted with an estimated Rs. 400 crore ($88 million) bill. While the Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s dream Tamil conference was on its way, lawyers are fighting hard demanding Tamil be made the official court language. Lawyer body, All India Junior Advocates' Association has already filed a PIL in the Supreme Court  pointing out High Courts in Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh that have allow Hindi.            

Separately, before the Madras High Court, government counsel, A.K. Ramasamy, secretary of Madurai Bar Association, appeared in plainclothes as a party-in-person to argue a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by him to provide adequate medical treatment for the six lawyers. He argued the entire case in Tamil and the High Court bench said that it was not opposed to advocates arguing in Tamil which prompted lawyers to use Tamil in the principal seat and at the Madurai Bench.

The Hindu reports about the first case that was argued entirely in Tamil. Another report from The Hindu also covers Jaitley’s opinion on the Anderson case where former Law Minister, Arun Jaitely had felt that the extradition case against Warren Anderson was extremely weak. The paper also goes on to mention that Jaitley had also represented Dow Chemicals in his personal capacity as a Senior Advocate.

The Express Buzz reports on The Advocates Association of Bangalore and constitutional experts urging Justice Santhosh Hegde to re-consider his decision to resign. The Lokayukta chief had resigned yesterday following his frustration with successive State governments in not giving greater powers to the Lokayukta.

India Today reports that the State education ministers are backing the demand of the Ministry of Human Resource Development for including medical and legal education under a single overarching authority for all branches of higher education called the National Commission for Higher Education and Research.