New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The Madras High Court's Madurai bench upheld a single judge's (Justice GR Swaminathan's) ruling allowing the lighting of a lamp on 'Deepathoon' at Tirupparankundram temple, while criticising the Tamil Nadu government and waqf board over their claims.

The case pertains to the lighting of the lamp at the stone pillar atop the Thiruparakundram hills near a dargah. The Thiruparankundram hillock houses both the Arulmigu Subramania Swamy and the Sikkandar Badhusha Dargah.

According to news agency PTI, the bench of Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan observed that the district administration should have treated the issue as an opportunity to bridge the gap between the communities through mediation.

It further h...