Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam vs Thiru. C. Ve. Shanmugam

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1198

B. R. GAVAI, K. VINOD CHANDRAN, N. V. ANJARIA
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – Appellant
Versus
Thiru. C. Ve. Shanmugam – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. P. Wilson, Sr. Adv. Mr. A. Mariarputham, Sr. Adv. Mr. Richardson Wilson, Adv. Mr. Apoorv Malhotra, Adv. Mr. Lokesh Krishna, Adv. Mr. Aditya Ojha, Adv. Mr. Ankit Sharma, Adv. Mr. Saran Raghunandan, Adv. Mr. Aravind, Adv. Ms. Anuradha Arputham, AOR Ms. Misha Rohatgi Mohta, Adv. Mr. P.S. Raman, Adv. Gen. (State of T.N.) Dr. A.M. Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. T. Harish Kumar, AOR Ms. Priyansha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shubham Kothari, Adv. Mr. Deepak Jain, Adv. Mr. Shubham P. Chopra, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): R-1 Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. K Gowtham Kumar, Adv. Mr. Subornadeep Bhattacharjee, Adv. Mr. Inbadurai, Adv. Mr. V Prabhu, Adv. Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR
For the Respondent(s) R-4: Mr. P.S. Raman, Adv. Gen. (State of T.N.) Mr. T. Harish Kumar, AOR Ms. Priyansha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shubham Kothari, Adv. Mr. Deepak Jain, Adv. Mr. Shubham P. Chopra, Adv.

Table of Content
1. implementation of welfare schemes and public engagement. (Para 5 , 6 , 7)
2. legal basis for writ petitions and representations. (Para 8 , 9 , 10)
3. legal arguments regarding naming schemes after political leaders. (Para 11 , 12 , 14 , 16)
4. precedents on use of political figures in public advertisements. (Para 17 , 18 , 19)
5. judicial scrutiny on the motives behind filing the writ petition. (Para 20 , 21 , 22)
6. judicial role in political disputes. (Para 25 , 26)
7. decision to quash the high court order and dismiss the writ. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)

JUDGMENT

B.R.GAVAI, CJI

1. Leave granted.

2. In the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, we withdraw the Writ Petition No.27277 of 2025 pending before the High Court of Judicature at Madras (hereinafter referred to as “High Court”) and take up the same also for hearing along with the present appeals.

3. This batch of matters challenge the order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court dated 31st July, 2025 in WMP No. 30663 of 2025 in Writ Petition No. 27277 of 2025, by which the learned Judges of the Division Bench have passed an interim order to the effect that while launching and operating Government Welfa

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2025 Supreme(SC) 1198

B. R. GAVAI, K. VINOD CHANDRAN, N. V. ANJARIADravida Munnetra Kazhagam – AppellantVersusThiru. C. Ve. Shanmugam – Respondent

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B. R. GAVAI, K. VINOD CHANDRAN, N. V. ANJARIA
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – Appellant
Versus
Thiru. C. Ve. Shanmugam – Respondent