Indian ExpressNew Delhi: Tuesday,
March 26, 2013.
Central
Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Supreme Court to make public reasons
behind adopting the line "Yatodharma Stato Jaya" mentioned in its
logo under the Lion Capital of Ashoka and not "Satyamev Jayate" which
is part of the National emblem.
While the
National emblem has the Lion Capital of Ashoka under which "Satyamev
Jayate" is written, the logo of Supreme Court has Ashoka Chakra, Lion
Capital of Ashoka and "Yatodharma Stato Jaya" written under it.
An RTI
applicant approached the apex seeking to know the basis, such as any enactment,
guidelines, notification or regulation, for the expression "Yatodharma
Stato Jaya" appearing underneath its seal.
The CPIO and
the first appellate authority could not furnish satisfactory reply to applicant
Rahul Mohod who approached the Commission with an appeal in this regard.
"The
appellant submitted that all he wanted to know was about the law or guidelines
or notification under which the Supreme Court of India had adopted 'Yatodharma
Stato Jaya' as part of its logo," Chief Information Commissioner
Satyananda Mishra observed after hearing the arguments of the applicant and the
Supreme Court counsel.
Ordering to
find some relevant records about the information sought by Mohod, he said,
"Since the Supreme Court of India had chosen for its logo a different
expression from what the Government of India had adopted (Satyamev Jayate) for
the National Emblem, there must be some record of it."
"We
would like the CPIO...to provide the appellant within 15 working days of
receiving this order the copy of the relevant authority for adoption of this
particular expression as a part of the Supreme Court logo," he said.
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