Overview
- The Madras High Court division bench upheld the single-judge rulings allowing lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp at the Deepathoon with CISF protection.
- Tamil Nadu sought urgent listing of its Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court, with the bench indicating it would consider scheduling once the plea is numbered.
- A separate High Court bench adjourned broader appeals to December 12 to hear all existing parties together, including the HR&CE department and the dargah administration.
- Contempt proceedings against the district collector, the city police commissioner and the temple executive officer are ongoing, with the judge seeking factual reports, including from the CISF, and posting the matter for December 9.
- Police continued to block access to the hilltop and detained BJP leaders and devotees, protests and scuffles were reported, and the row triggered heated exchanges in the Lok Sabha.