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How can we give a declaration,\u201d a bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justices M Y Eqbal and Arun Mihra said.<\/p>\n<p>The PIL was filed by advocate M K Balakrishnan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea seeking to declare Bhagavad Gita as national text saying the subject falls outside its domain. \u201cHow can we say. Every citizen has a mindset which is a sacred book. 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