Rangnath Misra vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors.

The Supreme Court referred a writ petition concerning the constitutionality of obliging individuals to sing the national anthem in assemblies to a Constitution Bench for consideration. The Court noted that the previous judgment in Bijoe Emmanuel v. State of Kerala was not specifically relied upon during the arguments, leading to the conclusion that reconsideration of that judgment was not necessary at this stage. The Court decided to recall earlier orders and directed that the writ petition be heard by a three-judge bench on its merits.