The Supreme Court, on Thursday (October 30, 2025), refused to interfere with a Madras High Court Division Bench order permitting the State of Tamil Nadu to carry out works related to the development of four ponds situated in the Madras Race Club grounds in public interest, but restricted the government from creating “permanent structures” on the property beyond what was required for an eco-park.

A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan was dealing with a plea filed by the Madras Race Club, represented by senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, challenging the Division Bench order of October 22 which modified an interim direction of status quo pronounced by a Single Judge of the High Court on July 4.

On September 6, 2024, the Tamil Nadu government had issued an order prematurely t

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