Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 30: The Supreme Court dismissed a plea on Friday that claimed the State Emblem put atop the Central Vista building violated the State Emblem of India (Prohibition Against Improper Use) Act of 2005.
The emblem was seen by a bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari, who concluded that it did not break the law.
“The impression the emblem gives depends on the mind of the person,” the Court remarked.
After looking at the insignia for which a complaint was lodged, the Court stated in its order that it could not be claimed that it violates the Act.
Advocates Aldanish Rein and Ramesh Kumar Mishra filed the petition, claiming that the lions depicted in the emblem that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled appeared to be “ferocious and aggressive” with their mouth open and canine visible, in contrast to the State Emblem kept in the Sarnath Museum, where the lions appear to be calm and composed.
According to the argument, the Central government “manifested severe arbitrariness in violating the sacredness of the state Emblem” by changing the design.
“The state emblem of India is the mark of the Identity of the Republic of India. Republic of India belongs to We the Indians. When this identity is interfered with, it hurts the national sentiments of it’s citizens,” the plea said.
Notably in July, the State Emblem, cast on the roof of the new Parliament building, was unveiled by PM Modi.
Several opposition parties criticised the state emblem’s depiction of the four lions and claimed that the Modi administration had defaced the emblem in violation of the Constitution.
The Central government defended the design, claiming it was the result of careful planning and research.
