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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL in alleged misuse of National Flag in election campaign

Calcutta High Court dismissed the PIL as after noting that the FIR is already registered on the alleged offence and the investigation was in progress.

Published on August 10, 2023August 17, 2023By Ritu
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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to BJP State General Secretary accused of insulting National Flag by holding it upside down

    Kerala High Court: Viju Abraham, J., granted anticipatory bail to BJP State General Secretary, Lakshadweep, who was accused of insulting

Published on August 23, 2022By Editor_4
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Patiala House Courts, Delhi
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Conviction established under Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to National Honours Act, 1971; Delhi Court fines Rs 2000 and directs distribution of 20 national flags

Patiala House Courts, Delhi: Nabeela Wali, J. took lenient view and sentenced a convict under Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to

Published on August 9, 2022August 18, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Flag Code is not “law” under Art. 13 of Constitution, but mere compendium of executive instructions; flying of National Flag between sunset and sunrise not contemptuous

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A. Dharmadhikari, J., allowed a petition which was filed invoking inherent powers of this Court under Section 482

Published on September 2, 2021September 2, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Gau HC | Is using of National Flag as a table cloth Sedition? HC grants bail to the woman accused of willfully dishonouring the National Flag

Gauhati High Court: Manish Choudhury, J., granted bail to the woman charged with sedition for using National Flag as a table cloth.

Published on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | No mandate in Flag Code that National Flag should be hoisted on all days on public buildings

Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Seth, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J. dismissed a petition seeking orders for

Published on May 17, 2019May 23, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Disabled persons not obliged to stand up to show respect to the National Anthem played in Cinema halls

Supreme Court: Modifying the order dated 30.11.2016 where it was directed that all the cinema halls in India shall play the National

Published on April 18, 2017April 26, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Respecting the National Song is not a fundamental duty under Article 51-A of the Constitution

Supreme Court: In the writ petition where it was prayed a National Policy be framed to promote and propagate the National Anthem,

Published on February 17, 2017March 2, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

All cinema halls to play National Anthem, with the National Flag on the screen, before the film starts

Supreme Court: Stating that the love and respect for the motherland is reflected when one shows respect to the National Anthem as

Published on December 1, 2016February 6, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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