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Supreme Court hears Tamil Nadu on Thirupparankundram lamp
The Hindu··3 Aug
The Supreme Court on August 3 issued notice on Tamil Nadu's petition challenging Madras High Court orders directing a lamp be lit at a stone pillar near a dargah on Thirupparankundram hill. A bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar refused interim relief and listed the case in eight weeks. The state said no historical records support lighting the pillar.
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What It Means For You
- Tamil Nadu residents can follow whether the Supreme Court alters a Madras High Court order on lighting a lamp at Thirupparankundram hill.
- Devotees of Subramaniya Swamy Temple may watch if Karthigai Deepam rituals at the stone pillar proceed while the case is pending.
- Anyone tracking temple-dargah disputes can see how the Vijay government challenges a court-created tradition at the hill shrine.
What's Happening
- The Supreme Court on August 3 issued notice on Tamil Nadu's petition challenging Madras High Court orders on lighting a lamp at a stone pillar near a dargah.
- A bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar refused interim relief and listed the case for hearing in eight weeks.
- The state said there were no historical records of lighting the lamp on the pillar and warned of a dangerous precedent.
Karthigai Deepam Dispute Reaches Apex Court
- The High Court had directed temple management to light Karthigai Deepam at the deepathoon atop the hill besides usual places.
- The previous DMK regime failed to convince the court that the ritual could disturb public peace at the shared hill site.
- Respondents including the dargah, HR and CE department and Archaeological Survey of India must file affidavits within six weeks.
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