Holding that the rear portion of P. Orr & Sons was not a heritage building, Madras High Court dismissed Wednesday with a cost of Rs 5 lakh a petition by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) challenging a decision of the authorities to pull it down to pave way for Chennai Metro Rail project.
A division bench comprising justices Elipe Dharma Rao and M. Venugopal also directed the government to remove Intach from Heritage Conservation Commi-ttee and other such committees within two weeks and fill up vacancy/vacancies with suitable candidates with proven standards in the field.
The bench held only the front portion of P. Orr & Sons was a grade-I heritage building.