Lawyers boycotted the civil courts here on Tuesday protesting against the reported move to make Hindi the language of judgments in higher courts.
The boycott was part of a two-day strike call given by the local Bar Association, its President M Rajakumar said.
A delegation of Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA), including ministers and MPs of the DMK, Congress and PMK, had on November 28 met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him to immediately stop the move.
It "needs to be stopped forthwith to contain the potential damage it may cause to the socio-cultural fabric of this nation", the delegation said in a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister.
The memorandum said the Committee of Parliament on Official Languages has recommended amendment of the Constitution of India so as to incorporate providing for delivery of judgments and decrees of the Supreme Court and High Courts in Hindi.