The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed appeals preferred by Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai and permitted Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) to proceed with the construction of a club house on the Cosmo-TNGF golf course. The court did not find any merit in the appeals preferred by the club against the construction.
Second Division Bench of Justices M. Duraiswamy and Sunder Mohan concurred with senior counsel P.R. Raman, representing TNGF, that a single judge of the High Court had rightly refused to pass any kind of interim orders in favour of the club and such refusal would not call for any interference by the appellate forum.
The Bench pointed out the club as well as TNGF had jointly obtained government land on lease for a period of 30 years. An agreement between the club and the federation clearly authorises the latter to construct a club house in addition to the existing Travancore pavilion on the golf course.
