Setback for Tamil Nadu Government in Madurai Thiruparankundram Deepam Case; Division Bench Upholds Justice Swaminathan’s Order.
Madurai | January 2026 In a significant legal setback to the Tamil Nadu government, the Madras High Court Division Bench has upheld the order permitting the lighting of the traditional Deepam at the Thiruparankundram hill shrine in Madurai, rejecting the state’s appeal that cited security and law-and-order concerns. The Division Bench comprising Justice G. Jayachandran…

