HC bins order allowing devotees to roll over plantain leaves in temple ritual

THE Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday set aside an order passed by a single judge of the court last year, permitting devotees to roll over used plantain leaves left on the floor by other devotees after 'Annadhanam' at Saint Sadhasiva Shrine in Nerur in Karur district.

- JEGADEESWARI PANDIAN @ Madurai

It also directed the Karur district administration not to permit the practice till the Supreme Court takes a decision in a similar matter in Karnataka.

A division bench of justices R Suresh Kumar and G Arul Murugan passed the order on the appeals filed by the Karur district collector and one V Aranganathan, state president of Tamil Nadu Government Trained Archagar Association, challenging the aforesaid single bench order passed by Justice GR Swaminathan on May 17, 2024.