Supreme Court and Tricolor.
The Supreme Court will hear an important petition on July 14, demanding direction to the Central Government and the Election Commission of India to take steps to effectively stop the use being made by any political party or religious organization for the “political or religious objectives” of the national flag.
This petition demands strict implementation of the provisions of the National Gaurav Insarness Prevention Act, 1971 and the Indian Flag Code, 2002, so that the tricolor is respected and there is no misuse of it.
The petition will be heard on behalf of the Supreme Court Chief Justice BR Gawai, Justice of Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria.
Petition filed in Supreme Court
The petitioner has requested the court not to issue a proper writ or order to the Central Government and the Election Commission to ensure that the tricolor is not used by any political party or religious institution in support of their publicity or ideology.
It has also been said in the petition that it is not only unconstitutional to mark the party’s logo, religious symbol or any kind of article on the national flag, but it is also against the dignity of the national flag. This includes the demand to stop the use of tricolor during political rallies, religious events or election campaign.
Petition will be heard on July 14
The Indian Flag Code, 2002 and National Gaurav Prevention Act, 1971 have clear arrangements related to the use of tricolor, which provides for punishment for violating. Despite this, in the last few years, the use of tricolor has been seen for political and religious purposes on many occasions. The petition filed in this regard in the Supreme Court will be heard on 14 July.
