[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: National Flag of India

[Gautam John]

AFAIK the limitation applies only toi:

"...trade, business, certain calling or profession, or in the title of
any patent, or in any trade mark or design"

This is not the case here so it should be fine.

Thank you.

Best,

Gautam
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On 22 March 2011 15:17, Arun Ganesh <arun.planemad at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just got this from an advocate in Rajasthan High Court. Can the image be
> deleted?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: S P Singh <rajawatsurya at rediffmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:33 AM
> Subject: National Flag of India
> To: arun.planemad at 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
>
>
> --
> j.mp/ArunGanesh
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