GITA MITTAL, J.

1. The petitioner contends that song ‘Vande Mataram’ has been given a equal status as the ‘Jana Gana Mana’ by the Constituent Assembly of India which met to sign the Constitution on the 24th of January 1950. It is submitted before us by Mr. Pravin H. Parekh, ld. Senior Counsel for the petitioner that even the Constituent Assembly acknowledged that the song ‘Vande Mataram’ had played a historic part in the struggle for India’s freedom movement and has to be honoured equally as the National Anthem. Contending that no set of rules regarding its rendition as well as the protocols to be followed regarding its singing have been framed, the writ petitioner has submitted that appropriate statutory recognition requires to be given to the song ‘Vande Mataram’ under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 which was enacted to prevent disrespect and insults to National Symbols. Premised on these assertions, the writ petitioner seeks the following prayers :

“(a) Issue appropriate writ or order quashing the order No.19/6/2014 – Public dated 30.05.2016 passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India;

(b) Issue writ of Mandamus or any other appropr