CHENNAI: The Madras High Court’s first bench consisting of Chief Justice S V Gangapurwala and Justice J Sathya Narayana Prasad on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to submit a report prepared by a team of archaeological experts on the site proposed for the construction of the Vallalar International Centre in Vadalur.
When the petition seeking a direction to the state government to drop the plan to construct the centre at the Peruveli arena located adjacent to the Sathya Gnana Sabhai came up for hearing, the state government, represented by advocate general PS Raman, submitted details on the facilities to come up at the centre, as directed by the court during the previous hearing.
The state, while pointing out that an official of the archaeology department has already inspected the site, assured that any structure of archaeological significance, if found during construction, would be preserved.
However, the CJ observed that it would be better if a team of archaeological experts assessed the site and submitted a report and directed the government accordingly. The state government replied that it will constitute a team of three experts to perform the study. The bench also transferred the case to the special bench hearing cases related to temples.