Chennai, Aug. 13 -- A Judicial Magistrate court in Dindigul district dismissed the bail plea of suspended Sub-Registrar Justin Manikandan and another person in the Rs 100 crore land deal belonging to hilltop Lord Dhandayuthapani Temple Mutt in Palani,even as he was admitted to Goverrnment Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai after he complained of chest pain.

The Lord Dhandayuthapani Swami Temple in Palani was one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga, and located in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

The case was that a 1.4 acre land parcel, worth Rs 100 crore, belonging to the Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani has been fraudulently registered in the name of two private individuals. Officials of the HR and CE department have written to the regist...