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The Flag Code of India, 2002, is an attempt to bring together all such laws, conventions, practices and instructions for the guidance and benefit of all concerned. Advocate B. M. Birajdar said, "The Flag Code of India 2002 permits unrestricted display of the tricolour, consistent with the honour and dignity of the flag,"
Display and usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India, 2002 (successor to the Flag Code – India, the original flag code); the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950; and the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971. [21]
Flag Date Use Description 1950–1971 [1]: Presidential Standard of India: 1st quarter: state emblem (the Lions of Sarnath) to represent national unity; 2nd quarter: elephant from Ajanta Caves to represent patience and strength; 3rd quarter: scales from the Red Fort, Old Delhi to represent justice and economy; 4th quarter: lotus vase from Sarnath to represent prosperity.
India IRI Iran: IRN (1956–1988) ... current code from former name Swaziland: SYR: Syria: ... The delegation will use a flag and a one-off instrumental anthem ...
The International Code of Signals was preceded by a variety of naval signals and private signals, most notably Marryat's Code, the most widely used code flags prior to 1857. What is now the International Code of Signals was drafted in 1855 by the British Board of Trade and published in 1857 as the Commercial Code. It came in two parts: the ...
The national flag of India. The flag of India has a very distinctive protocol. [7] It is governed by the Flag Code of India, 2002; the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950; and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. [8]
As of 2025, there are no officially recognised flags for the individual states or union territories of India. [1] No legal prohibitions to prevent states adopting distinctive flags exist in either the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, or the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. [2]
The objective of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of improper use) Act 1950 is to prohibit the improper use of certain emblems and names for professional and commercial purposes in India. It also provides a list of emblems whose improper use for such purposes in to be prevented. [1]