New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a ‘frivolous’ petition on Friday which claimed that the design of National Emblem atop the new Parliament building violated the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act of 2005.
The Apex Court observed that the lion sculpture installed at the new Parliament building, under construction as part of the Central Vista Project, doesn’t make any violations.
It was on July 11 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the national emblem on the roof of new Parliament building.
Controversy erupted after slew of Opposition leaders alongwith some historians raise hue and cry over the ‘altered sculpture’ of lions and claimed that they looked more aggressive & ferocious than the existing ones which signifies peace.
BREAKING: Supreme Court says the national emblem on top of the new Parliament building “looks so good”. Supreme Court dismisses the petition by two lawyers alleging that visible changes have been made to the national emblem. pic.twitter.com/liCyrjn0nz
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Two lawyers namely Aldanish Rein and Ramesh Kumar Mishra had approached the Supreme Court and in their plea, they submitted that the lions portrayed in the emblem atop Parliament building appeared to be “ferocious and aggressive” with their “mouth open and canine visible”.
Opposition members claimed that the national emblem was distorted and the ‘graceful & regal’ lions in the Emblem were replaced with aggressive & menacing postures.
Raising objections, historian Irfan Habib had said, “Meddling with our national emblem was totally avoidable. Why should our lions look ferocious and full of angst? These are Ashoka’s lions adapted by independent India in 1950.”
