An activist has sent a legal notice to Aamir Khan for using the national emblem as part of the title of his popular show Satyamev Jayate without the government’s permission.
The programme which has had three seasons so far has been running since May 2012 on several channels including the Star TV Network as well as the government run Doordarshan.
The notice’s recipients are Aamir Khan, his wife Kiran Rao (both producers) and the show’s director Satyajit Bhatkal. According to the notice sent by Manoranjan Roy, the title ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is a part of the State Emblem which cannot be used without permission as per State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act 2009. The notice demands that producers of the show furnish a copy of the government’s permission. “Otherwise our client has given us peremptory instructions to initiate legal proceedings against you,” it says.
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