Archive · 27 Jan 2026
SC Plea Challenges HC Order on Temple Lamp Lighting
There is a disagreement about lighting a special lamp called Deepam at a temple in Tamil Nadu.
The temple says they have the right to light the lamp, but a court said they need permission from the government first.
A person named Rama Ravikumar is upset about this and has asked the highest court in India, the Supreme Court, to look into it.
He thinks the court's decision is unfair and interferes with the temple's religious practices.
He also believes that people of other faiths are treated better than Hindus in this situation.
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order regarding the lighting of a lamp (Deepam) at the Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple on Thirupparankundram hill.
The petitioner, Rama Ravikumar, argues that the High Court's order unlawfully dilutes the temple's ownership rights and intrudes into religious practices.
The High Court acknowledged the temple's right to light the Deepam but made it subject to clearance from the Archaeological Survey of India and the police.
Ravikumar alleges that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by imposing new restrictions despite a final decree recognizing the temple's proprietary rights over the hill.
The petitioner also claims hostile discrimination, stating that devotees of other faiths have more access and fewer restrictions compared to Hindu worship at the hilltop.
- Who
- Rama Ravikumar, original petitioner and devotee of Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple
- What
- A plea filed in the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order regarding the lighting of a lamp (Deepam) on Thirupparankundram hill
- When
- The exact date of the plea filing is not mentioned in the articles
- Where
- Thirupparankundram hill, Tamil Nadu, India
- Why
- The petitioner believes the High Court's order unlawfully dilutes the temple's ownership rights and intrudes into religious practices
- Petitioner
- Rama Ravikumar
- Temple
- Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple
- Location
- Thirupparankundram hill, Tamil Nadu
- Issue
- Lighting of Deepam (lamp) at the temple
- Court Order
- Madras High Court's order subjecting lamp lighting to clearance from ASI and police
- Petitioner's Claim
- HC order dilutes temple's ownership rights and intrudes into religious practice
- Allegation
- Hostile discrimination against Hindu worship compared to other faiths
