Karnataka High Court Orders On Misuse of National Emblems and Symbols

The Karnataka High Court has issued a series of directives to prevent the misuse of national emblems, flags, and symbols by unauthorized individuals. A Bench emphasized the need to preserve the honour and pride of these national icons.

The Court criticized ex-legislators and former officials for misusing symbols on letterheads and vehicles, calling such conduct “unfortunate and depreciable.” Authorities were directed to enforce laws like the Emblems and Names Act, 1950, and the State Emblem Act, 2005 strictly. 

The State was also ordered to issue public notices urging individuals to remove all unauthorised flags, emblems, names, symbols, logos etc, within four weeks and conduct awareness campaigns involving students and traffic police to prevent misuse.