Chennai: The Madras high court on Wednesday asked the state government to lay down guidelines for temporary installations of idols which may be strictly imposed the next time.
Disposing of the petitions from advocate M.Subash and social activist Traffic Ramaswamy relating to Vinayakar Chathurthi celebrations, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar said no Vinayakar idol can be installed except with permission of the commissioner of police and in compliance of the conditions imposed by him.
The organisers shall avoid using inflammable materials for construction of structures. They should provide entrance and exists which should be wide enough. The organisers should also obtain clearance of fire department upon inspection of all electrical equipment, the bench added.
The bench said its attention has been brought to the unauthorised tapping of electricity. The Tangedco has filed an affidavit indicating the steps taken by it to detect cases of theft in electricity. It was stated that the organisers of such functions should approach Tangedco for temporary service connections and pay consumption charges for the same. It was also stated that any unauthorised tapping would attract criminal cases. “Therefore, Tangedco should ensure that no illegal activities take place”, the bench added.
