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Bench of Justice S Vaidyanath and PT Asha from Madras HC had passed the order to all the Hndu Religious and Charitable Endowments(HR&CE) to issue a circular and notify it strictly to all the Temples to not let issue and use of plastics in the Temple premises the court has also asked HR &CE to notify it at ever conspicuous places in the Temple premises such as at the entry Gate and near the stairs etc, so that it can be effectively implemented in the state. SImilarly, Court has also asked the same to be implemented in the Churches, Mosques and Dargahs etc. Court ordered that "The HR and CE shall issue a circular to all Temple authorities to inform the devotees (by way of exhibiting it at Notice Boards and conspicuous places more particularly at the entrance of the worship place) not to carry any plastic bag inside the Temple. Similar instructions may be placed in front of Churches, Mosques, Dargahs etc. shop selling offerings in places of worship should be instructed about using traditional storage materials like baskets, paper bags, jute bags, plantain or other leaves."
This order came in the view of plea challenging the order of the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2018 where they ordered the complete ban on the manufactring and selling and use of "use and throwaway plastics". The plea mentions that State government does not vests the power to impose a ban and this plea was rejected by the Bnech of Justice Vaidyanath and Justice PT Asha. Later , similar plea wa smoved to Madras HC by the manufacturers of carry bags made of plastics in July last year,2019. This plea was also rejected by the Division bench of Justice Subbiah and Justice Ramasamy on the grounds that public health and safety will be considered prior to anything , which may include right to livelihood or other private interests of the individuals. the court also while passing the order mentioned that the exemptions given by the Government on consumption of certain other one time use plastic goods should also be considered by them, as this order is being paased by the Court in order to prevent the natural disasters and plastic is one of bitter enemy of ecology in thhe present scenario.
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