Lamp on hilltop: Madras HC clears ritual, says Tamil Nadu's law & order fears 'imaginary ghost'

The Madras High Court's Madurai bench has backed a decision permitting lamp lighting on Thirupparankundram hill. The court criticized the Tamil Nadu government's law and order fears as baseless. It clarified the land belongs to the temple, not the Waqf Board. The ruling allows temple representatives to light a ceremonial lamp annually.