India, Aug. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Madras High Court order prohibiting the use of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's name in state government schemes.

The court castigated the petitioner, AIADMK MP C Ve Shanmugam for singling out the state government and its Chief Minister when similar schemes exist in other states. "When such schemes are floated in the name of all leaders of political parties, we do not appreciate the anxiety of the petitioner to choose only one political party and one political leader," the top court was quoted as saying by LiveLaw.

The Madras High Court order that the top court dismissed was passed on July 31. It banned the use of names of former CMs or living political personalities in go...