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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
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
3/30/1665Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
2/20/1928Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
12/25/1997India-Sri Lanka one-day cricket match at Indore abandoned after three overs owing to a bad state of the pitch, which was a rare occurance.
4/24/1993Congress dissidents K. N. Singh, Natwar Singh, K. L. Fotedar and Shiela Dikshit suspended.