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Advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, who appeared in court for the Tamil Nadu government, said that the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) also prohibit the manufacture of ‘plaster of Paris’ idols. Tiwari said the guidelines said idols made of eco-friendly materials should also be immersed in private water tanks instead of reservoirs.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the Madras High Court’s order banning the sale and manufacture of Ganesha idols made of ‘plaster of Paris’ (POP). Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice J. B. A bench of Justice Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra said that you can use clay. Excuse me, the petition is dismissed.” Earlier, senior advocate Shyam Dewan sought an urgent hearing of the matter in view of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival starting on Tuesday, after which the bench decided to hear it. Agreed on. An appeal was filed against the order passed by a division bench of the Madras High Court during a special hearing on Sunday.
The division bench stayed the order of the single judge bench allowing the sale of Ganesha idols made of POP. After the police stopped the sale of such idols, an artisan approached the single-judge bench on Saturday, September 16, Dewan said. A single judge bench of Madurai heard the petition on Saturday and said that the sale of such idols cannot be stopped and only their immersion in water bodies can be stopped.
The order was stayed by the division bench on Sunday. Advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, who appeared in court for the Tamil Nadu government, said that the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) also prohibit the manufacture of ‘plaster of Paris’ idols. Tiwari said the guidelines said idols made of eco-friendly materials should also be immersed in private water tanks instead of reservoirs.
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