Riled in Controversy, not Open for Public
The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered that the opening ceremony of the residence can take place as scheduled for 28 January, but the building should not be open to the public.
Justice N Seshasayee passed an interim order on petitions filed by Deepak and Deepa, nephew and niece of the late AIADMK chief, who had sought a stay on the inauguration.
The 50-year-old residential property was taken over by the government after her demise and converted into a memorial.
Justice N Seshasayee said, “Once the function is over, the district collector, or an official who has the custody of the keys of the entire premises shall hand over the same to the registrar general of this court, since the valuable movables of Jayalalithaa to which the petitioners are now the heirs, must be valued.”
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