When Hindu majority opposes construction of church near temple, authorities must listen: Madras HC
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The Madras High Court has restrained the construction of a church near a 100-year-old Mariyamman temple in Coimbatore, after observing that mala fide intentions could not be ruled out if a large church was proposed in the vicinity of the temple [Balasubramaniyam Vs Collector].A Bench of Justices GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan passed the interim order on May 29 in a writ petition filed by Balasubramaniyam N, a resident of Kalapatti in Coimbatore. The Court observed that the dispute involve