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'No Need to Stand at Cinema to Prove Patriotism': Supreme Court
October 24 , 2017
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- 'No Need to Stand at Cinema to Prove Patriotism' says Supreme Court.
- The court said that "People do not need to stand up at a cinema hall to be perceived as patriotic," and added that it "cannot be assumed that if a person does not stand up for national anthem, then the person is less patriotic".
- "What is stopping you from amending the Flag Code? You can amend it and say where to play national anthem and where it can't be done” said Justice DY Chandrachud.
- The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government which says, “It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem”
- The playing of the national anthem fostered national unity in a vast and diverse country like India, and referred to the fundamental duties enshrined in the constitution. The attorney general also opposed recalling of the order by the top court.
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