Waterbody shouldn't fall into pvt hands

OBSERVING that a waterbody should never have been allowed to pass into private hands even if it had become dry, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court recently refused to grant restitutionary relief to Sivakasi Master Printers' Association for the demolition of a hostel building constructed by the association on Sirukulam Kanmoi.

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The land, which measured around 0.3 acre, was alienated in favour of the association on payment of market value of ₹4,294 in 1977 on condition that it should be used for the construction of a Graphic Arts School. However, the collector issued some proceedings in November 2015, directing the association to remove the building and hand over the land to the government.