Synopsis : The division bench of justices G Jayachandran and KK Ramakrishnan noted that there was nothing wrong on the part of the single judge in having directed CISF to accompany the petitioner for lighting the lamp on the Deepathoon.

The Madurai bench of Madras High court on Thursday, 4 December, dismissed the petition filed by the government challenging the contempt of court proceedings with regard to court-ordered lamp lighting at Tiruppanarankundram .

The division bench of justices G Jayachandran and KK Ramakrishnan noted that there was nothing wrong on the part of the single judge in having directed CISF to accompany the petitioner for lighting the lamp on the Deepathoon.

It also said that government officials had filed the present appeal only to escape punishment in contempt pr

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