India, Sept. 11 -- The Kerala high court on Wednesday ordered the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to bring back from Chennai the gold-plated copper sheets that had been taken there for repair and originally belonged to the Sabarimala temple.

The HC's directions came in response to a report submitted by the Sabarimala Special Commissioner in which the latter informed the court that the gold-plated sheets, fitted on the Dwarapalaka idols at the shrine, were taken to Chennai without the prior approval of the court.

The HC said it was 'inappropriate to remove them without prior approval.'

The court said that in matters like this, prior permission must be sought from the Special Commissioner's office and the High Court.

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