Chennai: The Madras High Court today (Nov 22, 2004) disposed off a petition filed by Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswathi challenging the order of Kancheepuram First Class Judicial Magistrate-I remanding the Seer to police custody from 12.05 pm November 19 to 10.30 am today.

Justice A K Rajan, however, permitted the Seer's counsel to be present, while he was being interrogated by the police.

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The Judicial Magistrate-I G Uttamaraj had directed that Kanchi Seer's counsel could only meet him between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm during the period of police custody.

The Judge said the counsel should not interfere while the interrogation was on.