India’s Supreme Court sought the central government’s response on October 27, 2026, to a Vande Mataram plea challenging rules that require all six stanzas of the national song to be sung at specified official functions.

What the Vande Mataram plea challenges

Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna filed the plea challenging the constitutional validity of a 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and Ministry of Home Affairs directions prescribing the complete version of the song.

A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana heard the plea.

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