{
  "id": 75149,
  "title": "Thirupparankundram row: Supreme Court agrees to hear T.N. government plea, but gives the State no interim relief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/thirupparankundram-row-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-t-n-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T07:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/thirupparankundram-row-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-tn-government-plea-but-gives-the-state-no-interim-relief/article71300072.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging orders from the Madras High Court regarding the lighting of a lamp at a stone pillar near a dargah on the Thirupparankundram hill. The case was presented by the State, represented by senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, who argued that the High Court has established a new tradition and there are no historical records of lighting the lamp at the stone pillar. The Bench, headed by Justice Aravind Kumar, refused to grant any interim relief and directed the respondents to file their affidavits within six weeks. The case was listed for comprehensive hearing in eight weeks. The previous DMK regime in the State was unable to convince the court about the potential disturbance caused by the lighting of the lamp, which the High Court deemed as \"ridiculous and hard to believe\" as causing public disturbance.",
  "summary": "The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea from the Tamil Nadu government regarding the Thirupparankundram row. The court did not grant the state any interim relief.\n\nThe case involves a dispute over lighting a lamp on a stone pillar. According to The Hindu, the court asked if there was a tradition of lighting a lamp on the pillar, and the state replied that there were no historical records of this practice.\n\nThe Supreme Court also heard a separate public interest litigation regarding the suitability of Jantar Mantar as a protest site in Delhi. The petition, filed by Satish Chand Kaushik, claims that protests at Jantar Mantar cause inconvenience to local residents and disrupt the supply of essential products. The court issued notices to the Centre and others, and asked the Solicitor General to take instructions on the matter.",
  "key_points": [
    "Supreme Court agrees to hear Tamil Nadu government's plea.",
    "No interim relief granted by the court.",
    "Case listed for hearing in eight weeks."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}