The Madras High Court issued notice on a petition challenging a Union Home Ministry order prescribing how the national song and national anthem should be played at state ceremonies attended by governors.
Petitioners argued the ministry overstepped constitutional boundaries by micromanaging ceremonial protocol traditionally left to state governments and gubernatorial discretion.
The court admitted the matter for a fuller hearing, directing respondents to file counter-affidavits explaining the legal basis for standardized sequencing and performance rules.
Constitutional lawyers said the case could clarify federal limits on cultural directives issued from New Delhi to Raj Bhavans across India.
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