SRI SOMASHEKHAR RAJAVAMSHI vs UNION OF INDIA Advocate - CHANDRACHUD A — WP/5925/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226, 227. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 09th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: KAHC010129862026

Filing Number

WP/5866/2026

Filing Date

18-Feb-2026

Registration No

WP/5925/2026

Registration Date

19-Feb-2026

Judge

Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha

Coram

Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

WP ( 144 )

Sub-Category

PIL - Public Interest Litigation ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

09-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 11-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226, 227

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SRI SOMASHEKHAR RAJAVAMSHI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA Advocate - CHANDRACHUD A

  2. 2.UNION OF INDIA,

    Adv. CHANDRACHUD A

  3. 3.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

  4. 4.THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,

  5. 5.KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN,

  6. 6.NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES,

  7. 7.NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR),

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Apr-2026

    Chief Justice,c.m. PoonachaView PDF

    The Karnataka High Court dismissed a public interest petition challenging the protocol document prescribing stanzas 3-6 of "Vande Mataram" as part of the National Song, finding the petition premature and noting that the national song is not covered by statutory framework and its performance is not mandatory unlike the national anthem. The court cited a similar Supreme Court dismissal on grounds of prematurity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Apr-2026

    Pil Matter/S

    Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha

  4. 26-Mar-2026

    Pil Matter/S

    Chief Justice , C.M. Poonacha

  5. 12-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 18-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/5925/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a public interest petition challenging the protocol document prescribing stanzas 3-6 of "Vande Mataram" as part of the National Song, finding the petition premature and noting that the national song is not covered by statutory framework and its performance is not mandatory unlike the national anthem. The court cited a similar Supreme Court dismissal on grounds of prematurity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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