Anna library not to be let out for private functions

Jul 03, 2012 |

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The state government on Monday informed the Madras high court that no marriage function or reception shall be allowed in the auditorium within the Anna Centenary Library in Kotturpuram.

Senior counsel P. Wilson, appearing for petitioner S.T. Manonmani, a retired teacher, made a mention before Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam that the library has been utilised for a marriage reception and the entire campus was littered.

Also the persons who came to attend the marriage had parked their vehicles in the library campus, thereby preventing regular readers from entering freely into the library.

This was a clear violation of the court order. Hence, there should be a direction not to let out the auditorium for marriage functions, Wilson said.

Government pleader S. Venkatesh said that no marriage function or reception shall be organised.

The bench said that the dispute over conversion of Anna Centenary Library was pending adjudication by this court in a batch of cases and there was an interim direction to the government not to shift the library and also not to withdraw existing facilities.

It has been brought to the notice of the court that the auditorium within the library premises has been put to use for organising a marriage reception.

The government pleader did not dispute that the library building has been used for marriage receptions.

However, he said that from now on no such marriage function or reception shall be organised there.

“Let the government pleader file an affidavit to that effect to enable us to pass any order on this issue. The matter shall be considered along with the other pending petitions,” said the court.

“From the details produced by the government pleader, it appears that the authorities have received money by way of cheque amounting to Rs 2,10,300 permitting one person to use the library premises for a reception party to be held on September 2.

The newspaper report and the details furnished by the government pleader are taken on file and shall form part of the records in the petitions,” the bench said.

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