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A tense stand-off prevailed astatine Tirupparankundram successful Madurai for the 2nd day, arsenic Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directed the Subramaniya Swamy temple authorities to guarantee that the lamp was lit astatine the Deepathoon(pillar) adjacent a dargah, aft the State mislaid an entreaty against his earlier bid to this effect.
Amid escalating tension, the constabulary detained BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran and others who insisted that they beryllium allowed to ascend the Tirupparankundram elevation connected Thursday (December 4, 2025) night.
Earlier, proceeding an entreaty filed by Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar and City Police Commissioner J. Loganathan against the azygous judge’s order, a Bench of Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan said: “We find this appeal, filed with ulterior motive to pre-empt contempt action, liable to beryllium dismissed.”
Soon aft this, Mr. Justice Swaminathan resumed proceeding a contempt of tribunal petition filed by a litigant connected Wednesday (December 3, 2025), erstwhile the Karthigai Deepam was lit lone astatine the accustomed spot connected the elevation and not astatine the peculiar Deepathoon. The justice summoned the Collector and Police Commissioner to look earlier him virtually.
Dictating an bid erstwhile the Police Commissioner appeared via video conference, helium quashed the prohibitory orders imposed nether Section 163 of BNSS successful Tirupparankundram connected Wednesday (December 3, 2025). The justice past directed that the lamp beryllium lit connected Thursday (December 4, 2025) evening.
“December 4 is Sarvalaya Deepam day. Therefore, Karthigai Deepam tin beryllium lit contiguous also. This bid should beryllium work on with the earlier orders passed by the court. Except for deputing the CISF Personnel and the alteration regarding the date, successful each different respects, the directions issued connected December 3 clasp good,” helium said, and posted the substance for reporting compliance connected Friday (December 5, 2025) morning.
At the clip of filing of this report, the lamp was not lit, adjacent arsenic hundreds of pro-Hindu outfit supporters gathered adjacent the hills. Meanwhile, the State filed appeals earlier the Madurai Bench of the High Court successful transportation with the case.
Earlier, Justice Swaminathan said from the series of events, it was evident that the prohibitory bid was issued solely to nullify the directions fixed by the tribunal and to supply a convenient crushed for the jurisdictional constabulary to defy the court’s order.
“When legislatures, including Parliament, cannot nullify a judgement of the Constitutional Courts, but successful the mode indicated, a District Magistrate cannot bash so. His bid cannot beryllium allowed to basal adjacent for a second. If the officers are allowed to defy court’s orders successful this fashion, it volition pb to anarchy. Such a concern is impermissible and indispensable beryllium nipped successful the bud. Since the prohibitory bid issued by the Collector overreaches the bid passed by the court, it stands quashed,” helium said.
The justice added that erstwhile the Constitutional Court declared the rights of the parties, the work of the territory medication and the jurisdictional constabulary was to assistance successful enforcing them.
“Since I person large respect and respect for the State Police, adjacent portion permitting the writ petitioners, on with their associates numbering ten, to spell up the elevation and airy the Deepam astatine the Deepathoon, I nonstop the Police Commissioner, arsenic good arsenic the constabulary unit nether him, to springiness fullest extortion and bandobust to effectuate the absorption passed successful favour of the writ petitioners. I marque it wide that if this bid is disobeyed, harsh consequences volition ensue,” Justice Swaminathan said.
(With inputs from C. Palanivel Rajan)
