Madurai: Justices G Jayachandran and K K Ramakrishnan of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court began hearing a large batch of cases related to the ongoing Tirupparankundram Karthigai Deepam issue.

Senior Counsel Vikas Singh appeared for the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu and the Madurai Commissioner of Police in appeals filed against Justice G R Swaminathan’s December 9 order. Meanwhile, Advocate General P S Raman commenced arguments on behalf of the State in a writ appeal challenging the December 1 order.

Arguments by Advocate General

The Advocate General highlighted that the Deepam had been lit atop Uchi Pillaiyar Temple on the Tirupparankundram hills this year, following a tradition upheld for over a century. However, a writ petition had been filed by an individual insisting that

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