Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 53 · Decided 23 January 2004
Union of India v. Naveen Jindal and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 53 · [2004] 1 S.C.R. 1038
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2920/1996
- Decided
- 23 January 2004
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, BRIJESH KUMAR, S.B. SINHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19, 19(2), 19(l)(a)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 19(/)(a), 19(2)-Right to fly National Flag by Indian citizens- C Held: Right to fly National Flag freely with respect and dignity is a fundamental right within the meaning of Article 19(/)(a)-However, such right is not an absolute right but a qualified one-It of 1971 regulates and control the use of National flag-Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, D 1950-Prevenlion of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. Article !3(3)(a)-Flag Code, whether law-Held: Flag Code contains executive instructions of the Central Government and as such 1101
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