"Last Chance": On Ganesh Idols Immersion, Supreme Court Warns Telangana
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The state government, meanwhile, told the court that the immersion will be "symbolic" and that idols will be lifted immediately after they are immersed.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the immersion of idols of Lord Ganesh in the Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad but made it clear that the permission was being granted only for this year. The bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana also directed the Telangana government to give an undertaking that idol immersions will not be allowed in the lake from next year.
"This is the last chance. Telangana government should give an undertaking that this immersion will not happen from next year," it said. The matter was heard by Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant. Justice Hima Kohli who was part of the bench recused from the hearing as she had earlier passed some orders in the case during her tenure as Telanga High Court judge.
The state government, meanwhile, told the court that the immersion will be "symbolic" and that idols will be lifted immediately after they are immersed.
Earlier while hearing the case, the court had expressed its displeasure that despite giving several directions, the state government has not complied with the orders of the Telangana High Court prohibiting the immersion of idols and curb pollution there.
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