Thiruparankundram Hill Row : CJI Declines TN Govt's Oral Mentioning For Urgent Listing Of Plea In Supreme Court
LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK
5 Dec 2025 11:12 AM IST
The petition filed by the Tamil Nadu authorities challenging the order of the Madras High Court regarding the lighting of the lamp in the Thiruparankundram hills was mentioned today before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing.
Another counsel opposed the mentioning, saying, "the state is only playing a drama. They want to mention only to tell the High Court that they have mentioned before the Supreme Court."
The State's counsel submitted that he was only praying for a listing.
The CJI however did not entertain the oral mentioning. "No mentioning, thank you" CJI Surya Kant said. It may be noted that last week, the Supreme Court had issued a circular barring the oral mentioning of matters for listing, except in extreme cases of emergency as permitted by the CJI.
Tamil Nadu authorities have filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) permitting devotees of the Arulmighu Subramaniya Swamy Temple to light lamps (Karthigai deepam) at the Deepathoon (stone lamp pillar) atop the Thiruparankundram hills, which is located close to a dargah.
The petition is filed challenging the order passed by a division bench of the High Court yesterday which dismissed the State's appeal against an order passed by a single bench on December 3 for the lighting of the lamp with the security protection by the CISF. It may be noted that the orders are passed in contempt proceedings initiated over non-compliance with the order passed by the single bench on December 2.
After the dismissal of the contempt appeal, the single bench took up the matter later yesterday in contempt proceedings and directed the District Administration and the Police to allow the lighting of the lamp yesterday itself. The single bench also quashed the prohibitory orders issued in the region.
The single bench has posted the matter to today, 10.30 AM to report compliance. The State has approached the Supreme Court in the meantime, and the petition is seen registered at around 8.20 PM.
As per local reports, the authorities did not permit the lamp-lighting yesterday and took into custody some leaders who had attempted to climb the hill.
The Special Leave Petition has been filed by K.J.Praveenkumar, I.A.S., District Collector, Madurai and J.Loganathan, I.P.S., Commissioner of Police, Thallakulam, who were facing the contempt proceedings before the single bench.
Case : KJ Praveen Kumar v. Rama Ravikumar | Diary No. 70144/2025