<p>A division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R G Ketkar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a retired professor Shreekanth Malushte, seeking the word 'Sindh' to be replaced by the word 'Sindhu'.<br /><br />According to the petitioner, the word 'Sindh' in the anthem was replaced by the word 'Sindhu' by the government in January 1950.<br /><br />"However, the national anthem continues to be sung and broadcast in a wrong manner by using incorrect words," the petition states.<br /><br />The petitioner has relied on an RTI reply given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which states that the correct version of the anthem is with the word 'Sindhu'.<br /><br />"If the MHA says that it is 'Sindhu', then why is it not corrected? It seems like a mistake that has been continuing since several years. If it is, then it should be corrected immediately. In fact, it should have been done before August 15," Justice Desai remarked.</p>.<p>The bench observed that it might be a simple mistake and not a deliberate act on the part of the government to insult the country or the anthem.<br /><br />The court has directed the MHA, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Information and Broadcast to file their replies within three weeks.</p>.<p>Advocate Niranjan Mogre, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that when the anthem was composed, Sindh was a part of India, but is now in Pakistan and hence it was replaced with the word 'Sindhu', which is a river flowing in India.<br /><br />The petition seeks directions to be issued to the three Union ministries to clarify and use the correct word. </p>
<p>A division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R G Ketkar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a retired professor Shreekanth Malushte, seeking the word 'Sindh' to be replaced by the word 'Sindhu'.<br /><br />According to the petitioner, the word 'Sindh' in the anthem was replaced by the word 'Sindhu' by the government in January 1950.<br /><br />"However, the national anthem continues to be sung and broadcast in a wrong manner by using incorrect words," the petition states.<br /><br />The petitioner has relied on an RTI reply given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which states that the correct version of the anthem is with the word 'Sindhu'.<br /><br />"If the MHA says that it is 'Sindhu', then why is it not corrected? It seems like a mistake that has been continuing since several years. If it is, then it should be corrected immediately. In fact, it should have been done before August 15," Justice Desai remarked.</p>.<p>The bench observed that it might be a simple mistake and not a deliberate act on the part of the government to insult the country or the anthem.<br /><br />The court has directed the MHA, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Information and Broadcast to file their replies within three weeks.</p>.<p>Advocate Niranjan Mogre, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that when the anthem was composed, Sindh was a part of India, but is now in Pakistan and hence it was replaced with the word 'Sindhu', which is a river flowing in India.<br /><br />The petition seeks directions to be issued to the three Union ministries to clarify and use the correct word. </p>