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In transportation with the enactment implicit the lighting of Karthigai Deepam astatine a pillar connected the Thirupparankundram hills past December, Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar, Commissioner of Madurai City Police J. Loganathan and others person tendered an unconditional apology pursuing initiation of contempt of judiciary proceedings by the judge.
The Collector, successful an affidavit, informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that helium had passed the prohibitory orders connected December 3, 2025, taking into relationship the crushed concern successful Thirupparankundram and to support instrumentality and order.
The different contemnors: Executive Officer of Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, Yagna Narayanan; and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Madurai South) A.G. Inigo Divyan, filed akin affidavits, tendering an unconditional apology earlier the court.
Representing the officials, elder counsel V. Giri said the Collector had passed the prohibitory orders nether Section 163 of the BNSS, 2023, taking into relationship the crushed situation. People from Hindu outfits had started pouring in. To support the concern nether control, the prohibitory orders had been passed aft receiving inputs. There was nary volition to disobey the tribunal orders, it was submitted.
Justice G.R. Swaminathan, who is proceeding the contempt petitions related to the Thirupparankundram issue, said helium had work a study successful a mag that cited a constabulary serviceman saying they were acceptable to look the consequences. The State submitted nary serviceman would marque specified a statement, and that it whitethorn not person been intentional, it was submitted.
Justice Swaminathan questioned however the Collector had passed the prohibitory orders to frustrate the tribunal order. The justice granted the Collector clip to record an further affidavit to explicate and posted the substance to March 2. The tribunal divided the contempt proceedings against the Collector. The quality of the contemnors, but the Collector, was dispensed with.
Earlier, the tribunal took connected grounds the affidavit filed by Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam. The Collector and the Deputy Commissioner of Police had informed the tribunal they had acted wholly connected their ain and not nether dictation. The tribunal besides took a superior presumption that though the prohibitory bid was quashed, the tribunal bid was not implemented.
