Build Vallalar centre only after statutory nod: HC to HR&CE

The Madras high Court has said the hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (hR&Ce) department can proceed with the construction of Vallalar International Centre at Vadalur in Cuddalore district only after obtaining the nod of statutory bodies concerned, including the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP).

- The Madras high Court has said the hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (hR&Ce) department can proceed with the construction of Vallalar International Centre at Vadalur in Cuddalore district only after obtaining the nod of statutory bodies concerned, including the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP).

A special bench of Justices R Mahadevan and PD Audikesavalu directed the department to complete the process of appointing trustees to the Vallalar Trust by June 24 and adjourned the matter to the same date. The court also issued a direction to remove all encroachments around the structures of Sathya Gnana Sabhai at Vadalur, which is spread over 106 acres, of which only 71 acres is with hR&Ce.