The judge made it clear that the applications should be accompanied by consent letters from nearby houses or shops from where the organisers could obtain electricity connection for the sites housing the idols. During the course of the hearing, Advocate General Vijay Narayan agreed to a suggestion by the judge to establish a single window system this year. He also said the organisers could draw electricity from nearby houses or commercial establishments with the owners’ consent. “The date, time and place with regard to procession and immersion of idols shall be fixed by the authority concerned as per their procedure. The organisers shall cooperate with the officials for celebrating the festival and the procession and immersion of idols in a peaceful manner and there shall be no untoward incident on account of the same,” the judge ordered.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2018 19:52 UTC