The Madras High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over Tamil Nadu government not having constituted a heritage commission for protecting age-old buildings, and such premises not being covered under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958 and the Tamil Nadu Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1966, despite multiple court orders and fixation of timelines. They said such a commission was essential to approve civil works in many age-old temples that do not fall under the 1958 and 1966 legislations. They also attempted to read the notification in the open court but found that the Tamil Nadu archaeology department website www.tnarch.gov.in could not be reached. The Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Act of 2012 was passed by the State legislature to preserve heritage structures in the State. The very object of promulgating the Act will be frustrated if the same is not brought into force,” the judges wrote.