Contempt jurisdiction unaffected by merger doctrine: Madras HC directs compliance with Deepathoon lighting orders
“Before law all are one and no one can claim immunity merely because they happen to hold high offices.”
Karthigai Deepam
Madras HC permits the devotees to Light Karthigai Deepam at Deepathoon; holds officials in contempt
“Confirming the conviction under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 only to send across the right message… a clear message should be sent so that no one, howsoever high they may be, may think that they are above the law.”
‘Lighting lamp atop hill is a Tamil tradition, can’t offend anybody’s sensibilities’; Madras HC directs Karthigai Deepam to be lit at Deepathoon
“The unoccupied portion of the hill has been in the possession of the temple from time immemorial and has been treated by the temple authorities as their property.”