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Public Interest Litigation Procedure to File a Public Interest Litigation: A "Public Interest Litigation", is filed in the same manner, as a writ petition is filed. In High Court If a Public Interest Litigation is filed in a High court, then two (2) copies of the petition have to be filed. Also, an advance copy of the petition has to be served on the each respondent, i.e. opposite party, and this proof of service has to be affixed on the petition. In Supreme Court If a Public Interest Litigation is filed in the Supreme court, then (4)+(1) (i.e. 5) sets of petition has to be filed opposite party is served, the copy only when notice is issued. Court Fees A Court fee of RS. 50, per respondent (i.e. for each number of opposite party, court fees of RS. 50)has to be affixed on the petition. Procedure Proceedings, in the PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION commence and carry on in the same manner, as other cases. However, in between the proceed

                                                    Rules for Flag Hoisting ( INDIA ) Code of Conduct: Being a national symbol it is respected by every Indian . There are certain dos and don'ts laid down for common people regarding Indian flag                 1. When the National Flag is raised the saffron color band should be at the top.                 2. No flag (or) emblem should be placed either above the National Flag or to its right.                 3. All other flags to be placed to the left of the National Flag if they are hung in a line.               4. When the National Flag is carried in a procession or parade(public special day or event,usually with bands in the streets and decorated vehicles) , it shall be on the marching right or in front of the center of the line, if there is a line of other flags.                5. Normally the National Flag should be flown over important government buildings like the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Parliament House,

Hockey is not our national game --- Ministry                      India won six consecutive hockey gold medals at Olympics between 1928 and 1956. It is our national game and that's why whenever the men in blue show their dribbling skill on the green turf at a Games venue, out heart goes out to them. Not just the sport buffs but students in every school have at some point of time learnt these facts. Now, it's time, however for some unlearning.                    Hockey is not the national game of the country! And the revelation has come straight from the Union ministry of youth affairs. The ministry says that country does not have a national game as no game has been notified as such.                    The response from the ministry has come on an RTI query from a ten-year-old girl, Aishwarya Parashar, who has grown learning in school books that hockey is the national game of the country and was the first non-European team to be a part of the Indian Hockey Federation.

    THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA   Preamble WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a  _ 1 [SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the  _2 [unity and integrity of the Nation]; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

                                                                        QUIZ-1 key Answers 1. Ans.(3) 2. Ans.(1) 3. Ans.(3) 4. Ans.(4) 5. Ans.(2) 6. Ans.(2) 7. Ans.(1) 8. Ans.(3) 9. Ans.(3) 10. Ans.(3) 11. Ans.(3) 12. Ans.(2) 13. Ans.(1) 14. Ans.(3) 15. Ans.(4)