HC orders status quo

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered status quo to be maintained on an appeal preferred against a single judge order granting permission to convert a temple land, notified as agricultura

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ordered status quo to be maintained on an appeal preferred against a single judge order granting permission to convert a temple land, notified as agricultural land, to operate salt pans in Vilathikulam in Thoothukudi district.

A Division Bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and P. Velmurugan ordered status quo on the appeal filed by M. Lingaraj of Vilathikulam, who said a portion of the temple land was allotted to a few individuals on lease to do agricultural work.