{"id":32194,"date":"2018-10-29T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=32194"},"modified":"2018-10-29T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:30:33","slug":"centre-to-review-rules-on-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/centre-to-review-rules-on-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre to review rules on anthem\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Centre to review rules on anthem<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Context<\/strong><\/p>\n

The court had justified the playing of the anthem in cinema halls, seeing it as an opportunity for the public to express their \u201clove for the motherland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bench had observed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bench had observed that the protocol of showing respect and honour to the anthem was rooted in \u201cour national identity, national integrity and constitutional patriotism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Criticised by the SC itself<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the order had attracted criticism from within the highest judiciary itself<\/p>\n

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, while sharing a Supreme Court Bench with Justice Misra (now Chief Justice) in October 2017, had doubted the logic behind the order, saying there was no need for an Indian to \u201cwear his patriotism on his sleeves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where do we stop then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe next thing will be that people should not wear T-shirts and shorts to the movies because it will amount to disrespect to the National Anthem… where do we stop this moral policing?\u201d Justice Chandrachud had observed.<\/p>\n

A Petition to recall the order<\/strong><\/p>\n