A former Madras High Court judge, Justice SS Sundar, has criticized a recent order permitting the lighting of a Karthigai Deepam lamp near a dargah at Thiruparankundram hill. Justice Sundar argued that the order allows a new religious practice despite state-raised law-and-order concerns and lacks a basis in established custom. He questioned the maintainability of the writ petition for such a decision, emphasizing constitutional limitations on courts in matters of disputed facts and religious practices.