Supreme Court transfers CPI(M)'s plea against removal of flagpoles to another Bench

The Supreme Court connected Monday (November 3, 2025) transferred to different Bench a plea filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) challenging the Madras High Court’s bid for the removal of imperishable flagpoles of governmental parties from nationalist places successful Tamil Nadu.

A Bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi noted that a akin petition was heard by a Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath.

“List this substance earlier the coordinate Bench consisting of Justice Vikram Nath and if needed, due orders whitethorn beryllium taken from the Chief Justice of India,” the Bench said.

The Madras High Court had earlier upheld the bid passed by a azygous Bench of the tribunal directing each governmental parties and assemblage and spiritual organisations to region wrong 12 weeks imperishable flagpoles erected by them astatine nationalist places crossed Tamil Nadu.

The CPI(M), successful its plea earlier the High Court, had contended that it had been the revolutionary vanguard of the moving people successful the state and it was important some for the enactment arsenic good arsenic its affiliated body, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, to stay connected with the masses done the pictorial representations connected their flags.

The plea said the High Court’s sweeping directions amounted to “impermissible judicial legislation” and resulted successful the usurpation of cardinal rights.