1. - This letter petition has been filed by the petitioner, who seems to be a public spirited person and is interested to see that the dignity if the National Flag is maintained. The petitioner is present in person. It is submitted by him that the Department of Communications, Union of India, New Delhi issued an advertisement, which was published in Rajasthan Patrika dated January 26, 1991 as also in Times of India of the same date and various other national papers. In this advertisement, Ashok Chakra has been displayed in the dial of the telephone. According to the petitioner, this clearly violates the provisions of Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 (for brevity, 'the Act, 1971') and also Flag Code of India, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.

2. Reply has been filed on behalf of the Union of India. It is submitted by Mr. U.D. Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent-Union of India, that this advertisement has been published with a view to further the cause of National Integration and Unity of India. It is further submitted that the National Flag being a symbol of National Unity, has been adopted in this advertis