The AGP said that Kalandi was the owner of the said plot of land, all land revenue records were in his name, and, therefore, there should not be any objection to erecting the statutes.
The State’s counsel also submitted that the TN government’s Commissionerate of Revenue Administration had issued guidelines in 2019 for installation of statues and the same could be followed in the present case.
The Court accepted the State’s submissions, observing that there would not be any objection to erecting the statutes.
The Court, therefore, directed the Thoothukudi district collector to consider Kalandi’s representation and pass appropriate orders on the same within two weeks.
Advocate R Karunanidhi appeared for the petitioner.
Additional Government Pleader K Christy Theboral and Additional Public Prosecutor B Nambu Selvan appeared for the respondents.
Source: Barandbench
