US EditionRelief for DMK Govt in Tamil Nadu: SC Quashes Madras HC Ban on Using CM Stalin’s Name, Photos in Welfare Schemes
TAMIL NADU, INDIA, AUG 6 – The Supreme Court fined the petitioner Rs 10 lakh and allowed Tamil Nadu to use political leaders' images in welfare ads, citing nationwide precedent and discouraging politicized legal challenges.
- In New Delhi, the Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the Madras High Court order that barred the Tamil Nadu government from using images of former chief ministers in ads.
- Following a plea citing 2014 Government Advertisement Guidelines, the Madras High Court ordered the government not to use images or names of living persons in schemes.
- Noting modified precedents, the bench observed there is no legal bar on using photos of political leaders, citing the March 18, 2016 judgment that allowed such practice.
- It fined C Ve Shanmugam Rs 10 lakh for misusing the legal process, directing the amount to underprivileged welfare schemes.
- The ruling is expected to influence other states where welfare schemes bear political leaders’ names and faces, reinforcing that such practices are constitutionally permissible nationwide.
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SC Quashes Madras HC Order Restraining Use of CM Stalin's Name in Govt Schemes
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The bench said that it had already observed that political battles should be settled before the electoral roll and courts should not be used for this. India News | SC Quashes Madras HC Order Restraining Use of CM Stalin's Name in Govt Schemes.
Relief for DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: SC quashes Madras HC ban on using CM Stalin’s name, photos in welfare schemes
The Supreme Court overturned a Madras HC order restricting DMK govt from using names and images of chief minister MK Stalin in welfare schemes. AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam was fined ₹10 lakh for filing the plea deemed unwarranted by the top court.
SC sets aside Madras HC order asking DMK govt not to use names, photos of CM in welfare schemes
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Madras High Court order asking the DMK government not to use names and photographs of present and former chief ministers in welfare schemes. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria imposed a […]
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