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A report filed by the state Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption Department revealed that over 1600 cases of corruption, some dating back to 1983 were currently pending before the lower courts across Tamil Nadu.
Five Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament in the monsoon session of Parliament which concluded on Monday ahead of schedule with the session seeing repeated adjournments on various issues due to opposition protests on a range of issues including price rise.
Protests by opposition parties including Congress on issues like price rise and action of investigative agencies forced adjournment of both the houses of parliament on Friday.
Both Rajya Sabha Chairman and Deputy Chairman on Friday expressed happiness over the proceedings of the first part of the Budget Session, mentioning there was no forced adjournments and members were able to raise 51 starred questions, 71 Zero Hour submissions and about 50 special mentions.
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up a bill that seeks to bring clarity concerning the date of eligibility of additional quantum of pension to a retired judge while the Rajya Sabha continued to face adjournments over the suspension of 12 members last week.