The High Court of Bombay has decided to hear the petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking quashing of the complaint filed against her for allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem during an event, on March 27
The PIL filed in Supreme Court seeks direction to the Centre and State Government to ensure that ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ and ‘Vandemataram’ is played and sung in all schools, educational institutions on every working day and to frame guidelines in spirit of the Constituent Assembly Resolution dated 24.01.1950.
The petition has been filed by Kismatun, a widowed mother of deceased Faizan who has allegedly been assaulted and murdered by policemen seeking a Court-monitored Special Investigation Team for an investigation in the matter.