Tamil NaduLaw and crime
Madras High Court permits 110 shops around Cuddalore playground
The Madras High Court has allowed the Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation to build 110 shops on the edge of a public playground, saying they would act as a compound wall without blocking access to the ground.
The Madras High Court has permitted the Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation to proceed with construction of 110 shops on the peripheries of the 15-acre Manjakuppam ground, also known as Thangaraj Maidanam, in Cuddalore. A division bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan disposed of a public interest litigation against the project after recording the corporation's submission that the shops would serve as a compound wall for the playground and would be accessible only from the roadside, not from the playground itself. The construction is funded by funds sanctioned by the State government under the Kalaignar Nagarpura Mempattu Thittam 2025-2026. The corporation counsel told the court that only 4% of the 15-acre playground area would be utilised for the shops.
Tamil NaduLaw and crime
Madras High Court permits 110 shops around Cuddalore playground
The Madras High Court has allowed the Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation to build 110 shops on the edge of a public playground, saying they would act as a compound wall without blocking access to the ground.
The Madras High Court has permitted the Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation to proceed with construction of 110 shops on the peripheries of the 15-acre Manjakuppam ground, also known as Thangaraj Maidanam, in Cuddalore. A division bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan disposed of a public interest litigation against the project after recording the corporation's submission that the shops would serve as a compound wall for the playground and would be accessible only from the roadside, not from the playground itself. The construction is funded by funds sanctioned by the State government under the Kalaignar Nagarpura Mempattu Thittam 2025-2026. The corporation counsel told the court that only 4% of the 15-acre playground area would be utilised for the shops.