The Madras High Court’s Registry on Wednesday informed a Division Bench of the High Court of having sent a proposal to the State government on June 10 for acquiring 6.51 acres of temple land situated right opposite to the main entrance to the Madurai Bench of the High Court.
Justices G. Jayachandran and K. K. Ramakrishnan were told that Registrar General (in-charge) M. Jothiraman had sent a five page proposal to Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu stating that the land belonging to the Kothanda Ramaswamy Temple at Y. Othakadai in Madurai was required for the Bench’s expansion.
Though the temple owned over nine acres, the R-G said that the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court would not require around three acres that was situated on the Narasingam Road. However, the 6.51 acres located on two different survey numbers were essential for creation of infrastructure, he added.
