Karthigai Deepam At Thiruparankundram Hill Allowed; Law And Order Fears “Imaginary”: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court upheld a single-judge order permitting the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the Deepathoon atop Thiruparankundram hill, rejecting the State’s law-and-order objections as imaginary.

The Court held that no evidence showed Agama Shastras prohibit the practice and criticised the Waqf Board’s “mischievous” claim over the stone pillar.

Directing the temple to light the lamp under ASI supervision, the Court emphasised peaceful coexistence and freedom of religion without state-sponsored mistrust.

[Executive Officer, Arulmigu Subramanian Swamy Temple v. Rama Ravikumar]