Madras HC orders demolition of Church constructed on govt land
Chennai, Nov 30: The Madras High Court has directed the Kancheepuram district Collector to demolish, within four weeks, an illegal structure, a church, constructed by a pastor on government 'meikal poramboke' land.
Justice S M Subramaniam, who gave the direction last week, also directed the Collector to conduct an enquiry in respect of the negligence, dereliction of duty and lapses committed on the part of the local RDO and the Tahsildar in Sriperumbudur in not initiating action in spite of the complaint and permitting such illegal activities to go on.
Disciplinary proceedings shall be instituted and all further actions against all such officials, who have involved in such activities, be taken.
The judge was allowing a writ petition from M Murugesan, who prayed for a direction to the authorities concerned to maintain the land in Pennalur village as 'mayanam' (cremation ground).
After going through the records and listening to the arguments of the counsel for both the parties, the judge found that Pastor C Sathrack had encroached upon the government land and constructed the church despite protests from the villagers and warnings issued by the authorities then and there.
The lower level authorities, including the Tahsildar, had colluded with the encroacher. Hence, the direction to hold an enquiry and take disciplinary proceedings against the officials.
The court also directed the Collector to conduct an enquiry in respect of the resolution passed by the local Panchayat in an unlawful manner and in violation of the provisions of the Act and Rules in connection with the matter and initiate all suitable actions against the persons involved in passing such resolutions.
"It is needless to state that if any such illegal encroachments or illegal constructions of religious institutions are found, then the district Collector is bound to initiate actions by following the procedures as contemplated under law," the judge added.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
