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Historical Event on 2/28/2000

The Supreme Court orders notice to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on a special leave petition filed by the State Government against the Madras High Court judgment upholding the trial court's order discharging her in the ""coal import case"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
8/18/1872Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.
8/2/1980Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
10/29/1991Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya.
11/19/1970Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.