Just got this from an advocate in Rajasthan High Court. Can the image be
deleted?
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From: S P Singh <rajawatsurya(a)rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:33 AM
Subject: National Flag of India
To: arun.planemad(a)gmail.com
Sir
The picture of map of India with the chakra placed in the middle in
wilipedia by you needs the careful study of the following
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IndianStub.png
THE EMBLEMS AND NAMES (PREVENTION OF IMPROPER USE) ACT, 1950
Section 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being
in force, no person of improper shall, except in such cases and under such
conditions as may be prescribed by the use of Central Government, use, or
continue to use, for the purpose of any trade, business, certain calling or
profession, or in the title of any patent, or in any trade mark or design
any name emblems and or emblem specified in the Schedule or any colourable
imitation thereof without the names. previous permission of the Central
Government or of such officer or Government as may be authorised in this
behalf by the Central Government.
EMBLEMS & NAMES (PREVENTION OF IMPROPER USE) RULES 1982
Rule 8. Use of emblems and names contained in the Schedule ?No person shall
use or continue to use, for the purpose of any trade, business, calling or
profession, or in the title of any patent, or any trademark or design, any
name or emblem specified in the Schedule or any colourable imitation thereof
without the previous permission of the Central Government or of such officer
of the Government as may be authorized in this behalf by the Central
Government
(5) The authorship, production, publication, exhibition or transmission by
any medium for academic, artistic, biographical, cultural, educational,
scientific or spiritual purposes with the previous permission of the Central
Government and subject to such conditions as the Central Government may lay
down while granting such permission.
THE SCHEDULE
(see Sections 2 (a) and 3)
3.The Indian National Flag.
16.The names ?Ashoka Chakra? or ?Dharma Chakra? or the pictorial
representation of Ashoka Chakra as used in the Indian National Flag or in
the official seal or emblem of the Government of India or of any State
Government or of a Department of any such Government.
Regards
Surya Pratap Singh Rajawat
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