{"id":47005,"date":"2017-02-15T03:09:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T21:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=47005"},"modified":"2017-02-15T03:09:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T21:39:04","slug":"viewers-need-not-stand-anthem-sung-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/viewers-need-not-stand-anthem-sung-films","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Viewers need not stand when Anthem sung in films&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46502\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/decide-death-row-convicts-plea-2-monthssc-hc\/death-row\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"292,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"death row\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-46502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?resize=292%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Viewers need not stand when Anthem sung in films&quot;\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/death-row.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Viewers need not stand when Anthem sung in films&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today clarified that the audience need not stand when the National Anthem is played as a part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or documentary.<\/p>\n<p>A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi made this clear after one of the petitioners said that the apex court should clarify if people are expected to stand when the National Anthem is played in a film, newsreel or documentary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is clarified that when the National Anthem is played as part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or a documentary the audience need not stand,&#8221; the bench said.<\/p>\n<p>The bench, which said the issue raised by petitioners needs to be debated, has fixed the matter for further hearing on April 18.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court had on November 30 last year ordered cinema halls across the nation to mandatorily play the National Anthem before screening of a movie and the audience must stand and show respect.<\/p>\n<p>This order had come on the PIL filed by one Shyam Narayan Chouksey seeking directions that National Anthem should be played in cinema halls across the country before a film begins and proper norms and protocol be fixed regarding its playing and singing at official functions and programmes where those holding constitutional office are present.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court, while passing a slew of directions, had also observed that &#8220;time has come when citizens must realise they live in a nation and are duty-bound to show respect to National Anthem which is a symbol of constitutional patriotism and inherent national quality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It had said that &#8220;love and respect for the motherland is reflected when one shows respect to the National Anthem as well as to the National Flag&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The court had barred printing of the anthem or part of it on any object and displaying it in such a manner at places which may be &#8220;disgraceful to its status and tantamount to disrespect&#8221;. It had also barred playing or displaying an &#8220;abridged version&#8221; of the anthem.<\/p>\n<p>Various other petitioners have also approached the apex court, which has tagged them with and the bench has tagged with the main petition.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court today clarified that the audience need not stand when the National Anthem is played as a part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or documentary. 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