National Emblem: SC dismisses plea claiming lion structure atop new Parliament are 'ferocious'
India Today
The Supreme Court was hearing a petition which claimed that the lions represented in the new emblem appear to be ferocious and aggressive with their mouths open.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petition over the new National Emblem installed atop the new Parliament building.
The court was hearing a petition filed by advocates Aldanish Rein and Ramesh Kumar Mishra claiming that the lions represented in the new emblem unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi appear to be ferocious and aggressive with their mouths open, unlike the state emblem kept in Sarnath Museum in Varanasi, where the lions appear to be calm and composed.
A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari said the lion sculpture of the emblem installed atop the new Parliament does not violate the provisions of the State Emblem of India Act, 2005.
"Having heard the petitioner party-in-person and having gone through the emblem of which the grievance is made, it cannot be said that the same is in any way contrary to the provisions of the Act. It cannot be said that any of the provisions of the act are violated. The state emblem of India installed on the Central Vista project, New Delhi, cannot be said to be in violation of the act at the least. The writ petition is dismissed," said the bench.
Prime Minister Modi unveiled the national emblem cast atop the new Parliament building in July this year.
The 6.5m high bronze National Emblem cast on the roof of the new Parliament building weighs around 9,500 kg. The steel structure that would support the emblem weighs nearly 6,500 kg.
