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Justice G. R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), portion proceeding the contempt petitions related to the Thirupparankundram Karthigai Deepam issue connected Friday (January 9, 2026), said that though the contemnors had capable opportunity, they had not shown origin truthful acold arsenic to wherefore contempt proceedings should not beryllium initiated against them. Unless due origin was shown, charges would beryllium framed against them connected February 2, helium said.
The Tamil Nadu authorities informed the tribunal that Letters Patent Appeals had been filed against the contempt proceedings and were yet to beryllium taken up by the Division Bench and sought time.
The contemnors — Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar; Commissioner of Madurai City Police J. Loganathan; Executive Officer of the Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, Yagna Narayanan; and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Madurai South) A.G. Inigo Divyan — were contiguous earlier the court.
The tribunal took connected grounds the affidavit filed by Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam. The Collector and the Deputy Commissioner of Police informed that they had acted wholly connected their ain and not nether dictation.
The justice said the tribunal had connected December 1 past twelvemonth allowed petitions for lighting Karthigai Deepam atop the Thirupparankundram hill astatine the deepathoon. The bid was not obeyed by the temple authorities. To frustrate the order, Mr. Praveen Kumar passed a prohibitory bid nether Section 163 of the BNSS, 2023. Though this prohibitory bid was quashed by the court, Mr. Inigo Divyan obstructed the implementation of the tribunal order, the justice said.
He said the superior tribunal bid was upheld by the Division Bench connected January 6. The Division Bench was pleased to state that the deepathoon area connected the little highest of the elevation belongs to the temple. But, successful transportation with the Sandhanakoodu festival, the Dargah authorities tied the emblem of the Pallivasal on the histrion successful the deepathoon area. Mr. Yagna Narayanan said the support of the temple authorities was not obtained beforehand, the justice noted.
“The Executive Officer concedes that what was committed by the Dargah officials was a fertile transgression trespass. Since the spot of the temple was unauthorisedly trespassed upon by the Dargah officials, helium stated that helium would lodge a ailment instantly earlier the jurisdictional constabulary and undertook to comply with each the indispensable formalities to motorboat a due transgression prosecution successful this regard,” Justice Swaminathan said. He posted the substance for proceeding to February 2.
