First bench comprising Justice R K Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanarayanan directed that such exercise shall be completed within 12 weeks, taking into consideration the important role played by him in freedom and labour movements.
The college building off Marina Beach was a property of Singaravelar. Then, Governor in the British Raj Lord Willington took possession of it by force and it was named after his wife. A school was started in the name of his wife in December 12, 1922 which later become a college.
The bench also gave a direction to the department to take steps to construct a memorial for Singaravelar and a library in terms of the July 12 government order.
Singaravelar, who was born in 1860 into an affluent family, started a number of Trade Unions and was the first person to celebrate May Day in 1923. He had participated in the Freedom Movement and strengthened the hands of Mahatma Gandhi by joining the Non-cooperation Movement.