Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice V M Velumani of the Madurai Bench of the Court ordered stay on construcion works/processing of application for construction and establishment of fireworks units and ordered notice to the Collector of Virudhunagar district and Commissioner of Watrap Panchayat Union in this regard.
The petitioner V Chellakannu, president of Govindanallur village panchayat, submitted that various fireworks factories in the areas tested their products every day creating noise pollution in the area and it would scare the animals in the sanctuary.