*Madras High Court, Madurai Bench* – *Case No.:* CONT P(MD) No.3594 of 2025 – *Judge:* HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN – *Parties:* – Petitioner: Rama.Ravikumar, S/o.S.Ramar – Respondents: 1. K.J.Praveenkumar IAS, District Collector, Madurai 2. J.Loganathan IPS, Commissioner of Police, Madurai City 3. Yagna Narayanan, Executive Officer, Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, Madurai – *Date of Order:* 04-12-2025 – *Counsel:* – For Petitioner: Mr.RM.Arun Swaminathan and Mr.KPS.Palanivelrajan, Senior Counsel – For Respondents: 1. Mr.J.Ravindran, Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.S.Madhavan, Addl. Government Pleader for R1 2. Mr.Veera.Kathiravan, Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.Ravi, Addl. Public Prosecutor Pleader for R2 3. Mr.Jothi, Senior Counsel for Mr.V.Chandrasekar for R3 – *Court Observation:* The court took cognizance of the contempt petition for willful disobedience of the order passed by the court in WP(MD) No.32317 of 2025 dated 01.12.2025, directing the respondents to allow lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the lower peak of the hillock (Deepathoon) of Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, Madurai. The court observed that the respondents had committed contempt by not complying with the order, and issued statutory notice to the respondents.
*Madras High Court, Madurai Bench*
– *Case No.:* CONT P(MD) No.3594 of 2025
– *Judge:* HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
– *Parties:*
– Petitioner: Rama.Ravikumar, S/o.S.Ramar
– Respondents:
1. K.J.Praveenkumar IAS, District Collector, Madurai
2. J.Loganathan IPS, Commissioner of Police, Madurai City
3. Yagna Narayanan, Executive Officer, Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, Madurai
– *Date of Order:* 04-12-2025
– *Counsel:*
– For Petitioner: Mr.RM.Arun Swaminathan and Mr.KPS.Palanivelrajan, Senior Counsel
– For Respondents:
1. Mr.J.Ravindran, Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.S.Madhavan, Addl. Government Pleader for R1
2. Mr.Veera.Kathiravan, Addl. Advocate General, assisted by Mr.S.Ravi, Addl. Public Prosecutor Pleader for R2
3. Mr.Jothi, Senior Counsel for Mr.V.Chandrasekar for R3
– *Court Observation:* The court took cognizance of the contempt petition for willful disobedience of the order passed by the court in WP(MD) No.32317 of 2025 dated 01.12.2025, directing the respondents to allow lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the lower peak of the hillock (Deepathoon) of Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Thirupparankundram, Madurai. The court observed that the respondents had committed contempt by not complying with the order, and issued statutory notice to the respondents.
