The petitioner contended that the action of the district administration and the police officials was discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.
The Madras High Court has stayed contempt proceedings against Madurai officials regarding the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam. A division bench paused the legal action, noting the dispute could have been avoided if temple management had initially followed court orders to light the lamp.
Imam Hussain also stated that he is a regular worshipper at the Hazarath Sultan Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah and the adjoining prayer space at Nellithoppu.
Calling the law-and-order threat an “imaginary ghost,” the Madras High Court upheld lamp lighting at Thiruparankundram Hill and exposed the DMK government’s agenda-driven obstruction.