The court disposed of a writ petition seeking directions to stop Balalayam in temples until cleared by an expert committee. The court noted representations that no such unauthorised Balalayam was taking place and disposed of the application as such. This was a one-line order with no substantive reasoning.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Special Original Jurisdiction )
Wednesday, the First day of February Two Thousand Seventeen
PRESENT
THE HON`BLE MR SANJAY KISHAN KAUL THE CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON`BLE MR JUSTICE M. SUNDAR
WMP NO.2275 OF 2017
IN WP.574 OF 2015
RANGARAJAN NARASIMHAN, SANATHANA DHARMA/SRI VAISHNAVISM
[ PETITIONER ]
Vs
1 THE DIRECTOR, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, JANPAT, NEW DELHI-110004.
[ RESPONDENTS ]
2 THE SUPERINTENDING ARCHAEOLOGIST, CHENNAI CIRCLE, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, CHENNAI-9.
3 THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU, SECRETARIAT, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI-9.
4 THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU, TOURISM, CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT, CHENNAI-9.
5 HERITAGE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MR.SRIKUMAR, 102/X,KURUNJ STREET, POLEPETTAI, TUTICORIN.
6 THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI-34.
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to
To issue suitable / necessary directions to the 6th Respondent to immediately inform al temples under his responsibility that no Balalayam can be performed by any of the temples unless cleared by this Honble Court through its Expert Committee members in WMP.2275/17 in WP.No.574/14.
Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of MR.RANARAJAN NARASIMHAN, Advocate for the petitioner in person and of Mr.SU.SRINIVASAN ASG for 1 & 2 respondents and Mr.R.MUTHUKUMARASWAMY AG ASSIT BY M. MAHARAJA, (HR & CE ) Special Government Pleader for 4 & 6 respondents and Mr.R.VIJAYAKUMAR, Additional Government Pleader for the 3rd respondent the court made the following order:-
The learned Advocate General on instruction states that no Balalayam is being performed without the clearance by the expert committee.
We take the aforesaid statement on record. In case, the applicant has materials that Balalayam is being conducted without the clearance by the expert committee, he may move the expert committee.
The application, accordingly, stands disposed of.
-sd/-
01/02/2017 / TRUE COPY /
Sub Assistant Registrar ( Statistics / C.S. ) High Court, Madras - 600 104.
TO
1 THE DIRECTOR, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, JANPAT, NEW DELHI-110004.
2 THE SUPERINTENDING ARCHAEOLOGIST, CHENNAI CIRCLE, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, CHENNAI-9.
3 THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU, SECRETARIAT, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI-9.
4 THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU, TOURISM, CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENT DEPT., SECRETARIAT, CHENNAI-9.
5 HERITAGE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MR.SRIKUMAR, 102/X,KURUNJ STREET, POLEPETTAI, TUTICORIN.
6 THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI-34.
C.C. to MR.RANARAJAN NARASIMHAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges
The Government Advocate, High Court, Madras - 104.
Order
in WMP.2275/2017
in WP.574/2015
Date :01/02/2017
From 26.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the Interim Orders in this format SDR 06.02.2017
Rangarajan Narasimhan
The Director, Archaeological Survey of India
The Superintending Archaeologist, Chennai Circle
The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu
The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowment Dept.
Heritage Conservation Society
Sanjay Kishan Kaul
M. Sundar
As recorded by the court registry
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