India, Feb. 22 -- The Madras high court on Friday sought an urgent report from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on the plea that called for the authorities to refrain from granting permission for Maha Shivaratri celebrations at the Isha Foundation, where thousands are expected to visit the whole night on February 26.

The Isha Foundation is a non-profit spiritual organisation founded by Jaggi Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru, and is located in a mountainous area on the outskirts of Coimbatore city.

The court was considering a petition regarding potential environmental violations during celebrations at the highly vulnerable area of the Western Ghats in light of past pollution norm violations.

The bench, compromising of justi...