Discussion
In which case Supreme Court decided that not singing of National Anthem cannot be considered its disrespect or offence ?
Answer: A
The case is the Bijoe Emmanuel case (1986).
Three Jehovah's Witness children in Kerala were expelled from school because they stood respectfully during the National Anthem but did not sing it, on grounds of faith. In Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala the Supreme Court held that standing in silence was not disrespect, that no law required them to sing, and that their expulsion violated their freedom of conscience and religion under Articles 19(1)(a) and 25.
Maneka Gandhi (1978) is about personal liberty under Article 21. No case named M.C. Mittal deals with the National Anthem; the similar-sounding M.C. Mehta cases are about environmental law. Brij Bhushan (1950) is about pre-censorship of the press.
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