The
controversy
surrounding
Maestro
A.R.Rahman's
'Jana
Gana
Mana...'
album
came
to
an
end
yesterday,
with
the
bench
comprising
Chief
Justice
A.B.
Shah
and
Justice
Jyothimani
dismissing
the
petition
to
ban
the
album.
Mohanraj,
the
General
Secretary
of
Janatha
Party
(Jebamani)
had
filed
a
case
seeking
a
ban
on
the
album
that
the
music
director's
intention
to
release
the
album
was
to
cash
in
on
the
national
anthem.
Further,
he
alleged
that
the
national
anthem
should
be
sung
within
stipulated
seconds
but
Rahman
has
sung
it
for
nearly
six
to
seven
minutes
in
his
song.
After
completing
enquiries,
the
judges
opined
that
it
is
the
right
of
the
citizens
to
sing
the
national
anthem
and
there
is
no
provision
in
the
law
to
punish
people
who
do
not
sing
the
song
within
the
stipulated
time.
They
pointed
out
the
court
verdict
in
a
similar
past
case,
when
the
judges
said
that
the
law
doesn't
allow
penalising
people
who
even
refuse
to
sing
the
national
anthem.
Finally,
the
judges
dismissed
the
petition,
and
counseled
the
petitioner
not
to
litigate
solely
with
a
publicity
motive.