Published on : 05 Dec 2025, 5:53 am 3 min read

An appeal has been filed before the Supreme Court by Tamil Nadu authorities challenging the Madras High Court's recent decision to allow devotees of the Arulmigu Subramania Swamy temple to light the Karthigai deepam lamp (to mark the Hindu festival of lights) on the deepathon (stone lamp pillar) atop the lower of the two peaks of the sacred Thiruparankundram hillock [ KJ Praveenkumar and anr v. Rama Ravikumar and anr ].

The appeal has been filed by the District Collector and Police Commissioner of Madurai district.

The matter was mentioned this morning before a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi .

Opposing the appeal, the counsel representing temple devotees said,

"State of

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