Friday, 2 December 2016

National anthem must be played in theatres before movies, orders Supreme Court

Compulsorily have to stand up and listen to the National Anthem before they can watch a movie in a theatre, the Supreme Court ordered.

When the National Anthem is being played or sung in a cinema hall, its doors must remain locked so that no one can create any kind of disturbance that will amount to disrespect to the National Anthem, a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said in an interim order on Wednesday.

Citizens of the country must realise that they live in a nation and are duty-bound to show respect to the National Anthem which is the symbol of constitutional patriotism and inherent national quality, Justice Misra said. "It does not allow any different notion or perception of individual rights ... The idea is constitutionally impermissible."

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