CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified its November 30, 2016 interim order and made it optional for cinema halls to play the 52-second national anthem before every show. A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, clarified that it is not mandatory to play the anthem before screenings in cinemas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court had stoked a controversy in November 2016, when it made it mandatory to play the national anthem in cinema halls before movie screenings. The order was issued by a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, to instil “a sense of committed patriotism and nationalism”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article 51 A of the Constitution of India It makes every citizen’s duty to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the national flag, and the national anthem.

Detailed explanation-4: -The UT’s top court also said that respect to the national anthem is one of the fundamental duties enumerated under the constitution of India but these duties are not enforceable by law nor is the breach of such duties an offence under any penal law of the state.

Detailed explanation-5: -The bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said that the order was necessary to instill a sense of “committed patriotism and nationalism” in people. The order stated that “all present in the hall are obliged to stand up to show respect to the National Anthem".