Madras High Court Orders Relocation Of Unauthorised Statue From Temple Land

The Madras High Court on 30 October 2026 directed the District Collector to safely remove an unauthorised E.V. Ramasamy statue from temple land and relocate it suitably.

Judge / Bench — P. Velmurugan and K.K. Ramakrishnan, JJ.; order by P. Velmurugan, J.

In W.P.(MD) 22916/2026, the Court required action within four weeks and a compliance report. It disposed of Rama. Ravikumar’s petition and closed the connected impleadment application because the proposed party was unnecessary.

Advocates appearing — Petitioner: J. Jaaswant; respondents 1–3: K.K. Udayakumar, Government Advocate; 4 and 6: S.I. Muthiah, Additional Government Pleader; 5 and 8: J. Vishnu, Government Advocate (Criminal Side); 7: Chandrasekar, Standing Counsel.