The Madras High Court has permitted the conduct of the Adhikaruvannarayar Bommadevar temple festival inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve on condition that a separate area of approximately 400 square feet should be earmarked for goat sacrifice.
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy ordered that the festival scheduled in February this year should be conducted strictly in accordance with the steps proposed by the Chief Conservator of Forests-cum-Field Director.
After recording the contents of an affidavit filed by the Chief Conservator listing out the precautionary steps to be taken to avoid untoward incidents due to the temple festival inside the tiger reserve, the judges hoped that they would be followed in letter and spirit by all stakeholders.
