Madras High Court: The DMK government of Tamil Nadu has received a big blow from the Madurai bench of Madras High Court. The court has rejected the government’s objections in the case related to permission for lighting of lamps on the stone pillar near the dargah located on Tiruparankundram hills.
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday (January 6) upheld the order in which lamps were asked to be lit on the stone pillar near the dargah on Tiruparankundram hills.
‘No strong evidence presented’
The court clearly said that no strong evidence was presented by the state government and Hazrat Sultan Sikandar Badusha Avulia Dargah, which could prove that there is a ban on lighting lamps there in any Aagam Shastra. Taking a tough stance on the arguments of the state government, the court said that it is ‘shocking and incomprehensible’ to believe that the people of Devasthanam should light a lamp on a stone pillar just for one day in a year and that would lead to law and order.
DMK government reprimanded
The court further said that such a situation can arise only if the state itself encourages it. The court also expressed the hope that no government will do this for any political gain. Along with this, the court also said that the claim of declaring the stone pillar as the property of the Dargah also casts doubt on the efforts for reconciliation or mediation made before the court.
