New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said there is nothing illegal in government welfare schemes being named after political leaders, setting aside a judgment of the Madras high court that prohibited the Tamil Nadu government from launching a scheme under the name of chief minister MK Stalin.

The court also castigated the petitioner, a Member of Parliament from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), C Ve Shanmugam , for singling out the state government scheme and the chief minister without challenging similar Central and state schemes bearing the name of political leaders and slapped a cost of Rs.10 lakh on him to be deposited with the state government.

The court warned of contempt of court action if the pet...