# Madras High Court rulings on Vinayagar Chathurthi > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/madras-high-court-rulings-on-vinayagar-chathurthi > Updated: 2026-09-18T11:32:46.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. During the Vinayagar Chathurthi festival period, the Madras High Court has issued several rulings regarding religious practices and processions in Tamil Nadu. Initially, the court ruled that worship is a fundamental right, directing police in Tirupur to permit the installation of a Vinayagar idol in Yasin Babu Nagar. This decision followed a petition by the Hindu Munnani, which also planned large-scale celebrations across the state using environmentally friendly materials. Later, the court denied a request from the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to change the scheduled dates for idol-immersion processions in the Nilgiris district. The VHP had requested a Sunday to increase participation, but the court maintained the dates already assigned by police to prevent conflict between different groups. Justice V Lakshminarayanan described the competing requests as a “game of one-upmanship” between organizations of similar ideology, noting that separate dates are historically assigned to prevent past conflicts. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-18: Madras High Court denies VHP request to change idol-immersion dates The Madras High Court refused to change idol-immersion dates for the VHP in Nilgiris, calling the scheduling dispute between the VHP and Hindu Munnani a “game of one-upmanship.” 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/madras-high-court-denies-vhp-request-to-change-idol-immersion-dates ### 2026-09-09: Madras High Court permits Vinayagar idol installation in Tirupur The Madras High Court has upheld worship as a fundamental right, permitting Vinayagar idol installation in Tirupur, as Hindu Munnani prepares for massive celebrations across Tamil Nadu. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/madras-high-court-permits-vinayagar-idol-installation-in-tirupur --- Cite as: Madras High Court rulings on Vinayagar Chathurthi. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/madras-high-court-rulings-on-vinayagar-chathurthi