MGR temple outside Madras HC to be demolished

December 16, 2013 23:15

Clearing the decks for Chennai corporation to remove a temple built at the court entrance in memory of former Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, the Madras High Court today said courts cannot "tolerate construction of religious structures by encroaching public road."

"Courts are concerned with removal of encroachments on the public road and it is no matter whether it is Temple, Islamic Shrine or Church," a Division Bench, comprising Justice Sathish K Agnihotri and Justice K K Sasidharan, said in its order, dismissing a petition filed by Kantha Srinivasan, a trustee of Needhi Karumariamman Temple near the high court main entrance.

"The court cannot tolerate construction of religious building by encroaching public road. Those who want to establish Temple, Church or Shrine must locate it in private lands. Public Road is for people and it is not for doing business or to construct religious structures," it said.

It rejected the contention that the temple in memory of MGR was in existence for the past 27 years.

The petition had sought to forbear Chennai Corporation from in any way "interfering" with the temple.

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