Will not stall scheme named after CM: HC
Madras high court
on Thursday refused to stall the launch of the public health scheme 'Nalam Kaakkum Stalin', named after Tamil Nadu chief minister
M K Stalin
.
The first bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan refused any interim relief to former AIADMK law minister C Ve Shanmugam, who alleged that the scheme named after Stalin was in violation of the guidelines set by the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The bench, however, made it clear that any welfare scheme launched by the state must be in strict conformity with the guidelines set by the Supreme Court pertaining to the use of pictures and names of heads of govts.
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When the plea came up for hearing, advocate-general P S Raman submitted that the copies of the advertisements produced by the petitioner, comprising the name of the DMK party and symbol, were not issued by the govt of Tamil Nadu using public funds.
Govt advertisements are released only through the Directorate of Public Information (DIPR), which carries a code as part of the advertisement, he added.
To this, senior advocate Vijay Narayan, representing the petitioner, submitted that even the social media handle of the govt has shared the advertisements.
Raman further alleged that even during the earlier AIADMK govt, every welfare scheme was announced in the name of the former chief minister Jayalalithaa.
Representing the DMK, senior advocate P Wilson submitted that the petition moved by the former law minister is nothing but politically motivated litigation.
Recording the submissions, the bench directed the Election Commission, the Tamil Nadu govt, and the DMK to file their counter in 10 days.
"Meanwhile, we will pass an interim order stating that the guidelines set by the Supreme Court regarding the use of pictures and the name of heads of the govts in govt schemes must be strictly adhered to," the bench said.
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