Chennai: The stand-off on the lighting of a lamp at the Deepathoon, a pillar near a dargah in Tirupparankundram hill, one of the six abodes of Lord Karthikeya (Murugan), continue on Thursday night with the lamp not being lit despite a second order passed by Justice G R Swaminathan of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench).

The judge had passed the order while hearing a contempt of court case soon after a Division Bench dismissed an appeal by the Madurai Collector and Commissioner of Police against Justice Swaminathan’s previous order passed a day earlier.

Justice Swaminathan on Thursday summoned the Collector and Police Commissioner to appear before him via video conference after their appeals were dismissed. He then quashed the prohibitory orders in Tirupparankundram, which was promulga

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