Deepam Row: SC Issues Notice on Tamil Nadu Govt's Plea, Refuses to Stay HC Order
The bench refused to stay the order and asked the state and other respondents to file affidavits within six weeks.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to examine a petition from the Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, challenging a High Court order permitting a ceremonial lamp on Thirupparankundram hill.
- The dispute stems from a December 1, 2025, order allowing the Sri Subramania Swamy Temple to light a lamp at the stone pillar, or "Deepathoon," while the state appealed citing concerns the religious practice could foment communal tensions near the Hazarath Sultan Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah.
- Rejecting the state's arguments, the High Court dismissed security concerns as an "imaginary ghost," stating, "Of course, it may happen only if such a disturbance is sponsored by the State itself," and urging officials not to "stoop" to political agendas.
- Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi issued notices to the Madurai District Collector and the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, refusing to stay the High Court's order and allowing current arrangements to continue pending further review.
- The apex court listed the matter for comprehensive hearing in eight weeks, requiring respondents to file their affidavits within six weeks as the court examines whether a tradition of lighting the lamp on the pillar actually exists.
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Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court refuses to stay HC order on Thiruparankundram Deepam; TVK govt faces legal setback
In another legal setback for the C. Joseph Vijay-led TVK government, the Supreme Court on Monday (August 3) refused to stay the Madras High Court’s orders permitting the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam atop the ancient Deepa Thoon (stone pillar) on Thiruparankundram hill in Madurai. A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi agreed to examine the validity of the High Court’s December 2025 and January 2026 orders but decline…
Thirupparankundram Deepam Row: SC Issues Notice on TN Govt's Plea, Refuses to Stay HC Order
Thirupparankundram Deepam Row: A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi issued a notice to original petitioners Rama Ravikumar and others but refused to stay the high court order. The top court tagged Tamil Nadu's plea with the pending matter and adjourned it.
Deepam row: SC issues notice on Tamil Nadu govt’s plea, refuses to stay HC order
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea of the Tamil Nadu government challenging the Madras High Court order allowing the lighting of a lamp on the Thirupparankundram hill in the state. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi issued a notice to original petitioners […]
Supreme Court Refuses Interim Relief To TVK Govt In Thirupparankundram Lamp Lighting Row, Issues Notice To Respondents
The Supreme Court on Monday (3 August 2026) agreed to examine a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay challenging the Madras High Court’s orders permitting the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam atop a stone pillar near a dargah on the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai district, as reported in LiveLaw. However, the apex court declined to grant interim relief to the State by refusing its plea for an ex-p…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Tamil Nadu Plea Against Thirupparankundram Lamp Order
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Tamil Nadu government's challenge to the Madras High Court order permitting the lighting of a ceremonial lamp on Thirupparankundram hill, but declined to stay the ruling.
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