Madurai: In a significant ruling that brings closure to a long-standing and sensitive dispute, Justice R. Vijayakumar, the third judge appointed to the case, has delivered a final verdict on the contentious issues surrounding Madurai’s Thiruparankundram Hill. The judgment effectively upholds key orders from two previous, divergent rulings, maintaining a ban on animal sacrifices while allowing Muslim prayers to continue in the Nellithope area.

The legal battle involved a series of petitions concerning the hill, a site of religious significance for both Hindus and Muslims, housing the Subramania Swamy Temple and the Sikandar Dargah. The case was transferred to a third judge after a two-judge bench of Justices J. Nisha Banu and S. Srimathi of the Madurai branch of the Madras high court deli

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