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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed that the Iraniyan Kottai (inner ring) of the Kallazhagar Temple successful Alagarkoil successful Madurai beryllium designated arsenic a vehicle-free zone.
A Division Bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and C. Kumarappan observed that the temple located upon a full grade of 92.78 acres of onshore was divided into 2 demarcated zones: Iraniyan Kottai (inner ring) and Azhagapuri Kottai (outer ring).
“Upon perusal of photographs, we find respective 2 wheelers and four-wheelers wrong the Iraniyan Kottai. This is detrimental to the practice tract and the attraction and upkeep thereof. We frankincense judge that Iraniyan Kottai indispensable beryllium made a vehicle-free zone,” the tribunal observed.
The tribunal besides observed that the temple presently runs 2 buggies and wheelchairs for the usage of elder citizens / otherwise abled visitors and those who are sick and infirm. The authorities whitethorn see acquiring further buggies and wheelchairs bearing successful caput the convenience of the devotees, the tribunal directed.
There are immoderate buildings located wrong the impermissible limits of protected monuments, specified arsenic the gathering adjacent Nandanar Mandapam. They should beryllium removed forthwith and compliance reported. Likewise, the sheds and impermanent operation isolated from those erected to chromatic gathering worldly should beryllium removed, the tribunal directed.
The tribunal was proceeding a batch of nationalist involvement litigation petitions filed against the operation of commercialized buildings adjacent the temple.
The tribunal directed the temple authorities to nutrient each documents, including feasibility study, tender notification and statement for grant of work.
The temple should nutrient the Annual Budget, Income and Expenditure / Receipts and Payments Accounts and Balance Sheet of the Temple from 2020 onwards. The State and the temple authorities should nutrient the circulars issued by the Commissioner of the HR and CE Department providing guidelines connected the mode by which expenditure beryllium incurred by the temple authorities, the tribunal directed and posted the substance for proceeding to November 25.
