Madras HC dismisses PIL against Centre’s Vande Mataram circular

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking to quash the Ministry of Home Affairs' January 2026 circular on prioritising national song 'Vande Maataram' in administration events.

What happened

In practice, the court discovered the petition has become infructuous with the clarifications issued by the centre, and the state administration issuing a G.O. On placing the state song, 'Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu' first in official functions.

Meanwhile, the first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan remarked, "As the grievances aired through this petition have fully been addressed by these administrative updates, no further problem remains for judicial determination. The prayer created in the petition has become infructuous."

The bottom line

For now, madras HC dismisses PIL against Centre's Vande Mataram circular remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.