[BREAKING] Lawyers move Supreme Court against State Emblem installed atop Central Vista, claim it was altered illegally

Adding fuel to the "angry lions" controversy, two Advocates-on-Record have moved Supreme Court against the State Emblem installed atop the Central Vista building, claiming that its design is in violation of the State Emblem of India (Prohibition Against Improper Use) Act of 2005..Advocates Aldanish Rein and Ramesh Kumar Mishra have contended that the lions portrayed in the emblem inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi appear to be "ferocious and aggressive" with their "mouth open and canine visible," which is in contrast with the State Emblem preserved in the Sarnath Museum, in which the lions appear to be "calm and composed.".The plea states that the Central government, by altering its design, has "manifested gross arbitrariness in violating the sanctity of the state Emblem."."The state emblem of India is the mark of the Identity of the Republic of India. Republic of India belongs to We the Indians. When this identity is interfered with, it hurts the national sentiments of it's citizens," reads the plea. .The State Emblem, cast on the roof of the new Parliament building, was unveiled by the Prime Minister earlier this month.Several opposition parties have criticised the expression of the four lions depicted in the State Emblem, and alleged that the Modi government has violated the Constitution by defacing the Emblem.However, the Central government justified the design, saying it was made after research and a thorough procedure.The petitioner has contended that, the newly installed State emblem of India at the top of Central Vista project has a visible difference in the design of lions which depicts a changed composure of lions than that of the Lion's Capital of Ashoka preserved in the Sarnath museum"The Motto "Satyameva Jayate written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital as envisaged in the Act to be mandatory also seems missing in the newly installed emblem," states the plea.To completely change the character and nature of the lions on the emblem and by missing the motto "Satyameva Jayate" written in Devanagari script below the profile of the Lion Capital as envisaged in the Act, is not only changing the basic message the piece of art wants to convey but it is in-fact a brazen insult to India's National Symbol, the petitioner has contended..The petition further states that the right to life enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India has been held to mean a life with dignity. Hence, a dignified life would include the protection of one's national symbol against any arbitrary alteration in it, it has been submitted.