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TN Moves SC Against Madras HC Order Restraining Use of Living Persons’ Names, Ex-CMs' Photos in Govt Scheme Ads - The Statesman

TAMIL NADU, INDIA, AUG 4 – The Tamil Nadu government challenges restrictions that bar naming welfare schemes after living politicians, citing precedent and claiming the order impedes public service delivery, Supreme Court to decide.

  • On Monday , the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear on Wednesday a DMK petition challenging a Madras High Court order restraining scheme branding.
  • On July 31, 2025, the Madras High Court issued an interim order restraining the Tamil Nadu government from naming schemes after living individuals, citing Supreme Court directives and Election Commission guidelines.
  • A two-judge bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan restrained use of photographs of former Chief Ministers and the DMK’s insignia in scheme advertisements.
  • On Monday, the Tamil Nadu government moved the Supreme Court, warning restrictions could curb political messaging ahead of local body polls.
  • Long ago, the Supreme Court of India limited government ads after May 13, 2015, then clarified on March 18, 2016, to include Governors and Chief Ministers.
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TN moves SC against Madras HC order restraining use of living persons’ names, ex-CMs' photos in govt scheme ads - The Statesman

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court interim order that restrained the use of names of living individuals, portraits of former Chief Ministers and ideological leaders, and party insignia in advertisements promoting government welfare schemes.

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Tamil Nadu files plea in SC against Madras HC restraining use of living persons' names, former CMs' photos in ads

On July 31, the Madras High Court had restrained the Tamil Nadu government from using the name of any living personality in the nomenclature of new or re-branded public schemes to be introduced in the future.

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Tamil Nadu challenges HC order barring use of former CMs’ photos, party symbols in scheme ads

Chief Justice BR Gavai has agreed to hear the plea on Wednesday.

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CM Stalin name and photo ban in welfare schemes; Supreme Court to hear T.N. plea

Supreme Court to hear DMK Government's appeal against Madras High Court order on welfare scheme names and portraits.

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SC to hear TN plea against Madras HC order barring it from using name, picture of CM in welfare schemes

The High Court barred the use of portraits of former CMs, ideological leaders, or any Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) insignia, emblem, or flag in advertisement

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TN files plea in SC restraining Madras HC from using name & picture of CMs in welfare schemes

The ruling DMK government has filed a plea against the state barring it from using names and photographs of present and former chief ministers in welfare schemes.

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