Chennai, June 24:
The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order allowing the lighting of a lamp on the Thirupparamkundram hill in the state.
The C Joseph Vijay-led state government had moved the apex court and filed the petition through the Tamil Nadu government counsel B Karunakaran.
The counsel confirmed the filing of the petition challenging the January 6 order of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court order that upheld the single judge’s order of December 1, 2025, which had ordered that the ceremonial lamp be lit on the festival day.
On January 6, the high court while upholding the single-judge’s order, said the apprehension about law and order due to this religious practice is nothing but an “imaginary ghost” created by them for the sake of their convenience.
It had made clear that the spot on which the stone pillar (Deepathoon) is located belongs to the Sri Subramania Swamy Temple and that the Waqf Board, as of date, has no locus in this matter.