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SC blasts TN’s free power ahead of poll
The Free Press Journal
|February 20, 2026
WELFARE GIVEAWAYS | Freebies overlook development priorities
Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuke to what it described as an expanding culture of indiscriminate welfare giveaways, observing that the time had come to revisit policies that could impede economic growth and fiscal — stability.Hearing a plea linked to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd, which proposed free electricity for all consumers regardless of income, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, alongside Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, said targeted support for the poor was understandable but blanket concessions raised serious concerns.
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