The DMK government in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, 4 December 2025, filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s order quashing the prohibitory order issued by the Madurai District Collector in the Thirupparankundram region.
The Collector had invoked prohibitory measures after clashes reportedly broke out during the implementation of a High Court directive issued on Wednesday, which permitted devotees to visit the temple and light lamps at the Deepathoon (stone pillar).
Government sources told The New Indian Express that the State would seek an urgent hearing on Friday, 5 December 2025. However, according to the Supreme Court causelist available until 10:50 p.m. Thursday, the matter is not listed for Friday.
A lawyer associated with the case, who did not wish to be named, described the issue as “highly sensitive” and declined to share further details. The lawyer said, “Please wait until Friday at 10:30 a.m.”
Earlier on Thursday, Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench quashed the State government’s prohibitory order, holding that it had been issued solely to circumvent the implementation of the court’s directive. The Bench also directed the Madurai City Commissioner of Police to provide protection for devotees lighting lamps at the Deepathoon located on the lower hilltop.
The State has now approached the apex court seeking to challenge the 4 December 2025 judgment.
(Source: The New Indian Express)
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