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In Deepam Row Contempt Case, Madurai Collector Offers Unconditional Apology
The Madurai district administration on Monday sought to defuse the escalating legal row over the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the Thiruparankundram hilltop, with the District Collector filing an unconditional apology.
‘Only A Prohibitory Order Could Have Ensured Implementation’, State Tells Madras High Court On Thirupparankundram Deepam Order
The District Collector of Madurai informed the Madras High Court on Monday (2 February 2026) that the prohibitory order issued under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure with respect to lighting a lamp atop the Thirupparankundram Hills was not intended to prevent the implementation of court directions but was passed to ensure that “no law-and-order situation” arose. The submission was made before Justice GR Swaminathan, who was hearing …
On the occasion of the Karthigai Deepam festival, the Madras High Court Madurai Bench's Single Judge G.R. Swaminathan had issued an order on December 1st to light the lamp on the hilltop in Thiruparankundram on December 3rd. Following this, a contempt of court case has been filed against Madurai District Collector Praveen Kumar, Madurai City Police Commissioner Loganathan and three others, including the temple executive officer, alleging that th…
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