State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005

State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
An Act to prohibit the improper use of State Emblem of India for professional and commercial purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Citation Act No. 50 of 2005
Enacted by Parliament of India
Date assented to 20 December 2005

State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 is an Act of Parliament of India which regulates the improper or commercial usage of the Emblem of India.

Emblem

Main article: Emblem of India

The emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath. The Emblem constitutes of three lions, the fourth being hidden from view. The Ashoka Chakra (wheel) appears in relief in the center of the abacus, with a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: Satyameva jayate सत्यमेव जयते (English: Truth Alone Triumphs).[1] This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad,[2] the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas. This National Emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic.[3]

Prohibitions

Consequences

Usage

References

  1. Kamal Dey v. Union of India and State of West Bengal (Calcutta High Court 2011-07-14). Text
  2. 2009-04-12 "Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Standing Committee On Home Affairs: 116th Report on The State Emblem Of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Bill, 2004" Check |archiveurl= value (help). Archived from the original on 2009-04-12.
  3. National Emblem of India Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. Section 3 of State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
  5. Section 4 of State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
  6. Section 5 of State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
  7. Section 6 of State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
  8. Section 7(1) of State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
  9. Section 7(2) of State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
  10. Rule 3 of State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007
  11. Rule 4 of State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007
  12. Rule 8 of State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007
  13. Rule 10 of State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007

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