Ms.Ananya Radhakrishnan vs THE UNION OF INDIA — WP/21066/2026

Case under Others Section 1. Disposed: Contested--WITHDRAWN DISMISSED on 05th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCMA011188042026

Filing Number

WP/86789/2026

Filing Date

01-Jun-2026

Registration No

WP/21066/2026

Registration Date

02-Jun-2026

Judge

Honourable The Chief Justice , Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul Murugan

Coram

Honourable The Chief Justice , Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul Murugan

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

Public Interest Litigation ( 128 )

Sub-Category

Other PIL Matters ( 4 )

Judicial Branch

WRITSECTION

Decision Date

05-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--WITHDRAWN DISMISSED

Last updated 07-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Others Section 1

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Ms.Ananya Radhakrishnan

    Adv. R.Prabhakaran,A.Vasanthakumar-MS/4174/2023,A.Vasanthakumar-MS/4174/2023, jessie shapthika,REVATHI B,S.OVEYA,D.SOWMIYA,A.Vasanthakumar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE UNION OF INDIA

  2. 2.STATE OF TAMILNADU

  3. 3.STATE OF TAMILNADU

  4. 4.STATE OF TAMIL NADU

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Jun-2026

    Honourable The Chief JUSTICE,Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul MuruganView PDF

    The High Court of Madras dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. Petitioner Ms. Ananya Radhakrishnan sought a mandamus to condemn the relegation of Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu (Tamil Nadu's state song) to third position during the Chief Minister's swearing-in ceremony on 10/05/2026, claiming no constitutional or statutory prohibition existed against commencing state functions with the state song. However, the petitioner's counsel sought withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh petition with proper particulars, which the court permitted without costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 05-Jun-2026

    For Admission

    Honourable The Chief Justice , Honourable Mr.Justice G.arul Murugan

  4. 01-Jun-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/21066/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Madras dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn. Petitioner Ms. Ananya Radhakrishnan sought a mandamus to condemn the relegation of Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu (Tamil Nadu's state song) to third position during the Chief Minister's swearing-in ceremony on 10/05/2026, claiming no constitutional or statutory prohibition existed against commencing state functions with the state song. However, the petitioner's counsel sought withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh petition with proper particulars, which the court permitted without costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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