SC to consider on admin side plea for National Emblem atop court’s dome

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday agreed to consider, on the administrative side, a plea seeking the display of the National Emblem of India on the main dome of the Supreme Court, even as the court declined to entertain the issue in its judicial jurisdiction.

- Utkarsh Anand

A bench comprising CJI Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi observed that the matter fell squarely within the administrative domain of the Chief Justice and companion judges, and did not warrant a judicial order. “Do not file such petitions. Such an issue can be considered on the administrative side. You could write to the CJI on the administrative side,” the bench told the petitioner, Badaravada Venugopal, who argued the case in person. Venugopal informed the court that he had earlier written to the CJI last year, but was informed by the registry that the Supre