NEW DELHI: All Indians will now compulsorily have to stand up and listen to the National Anthem before they can watch a movie in a theatre, the Supreme Court ordered.When the National Anthem is being played or sung in a cinema hall , its doors must remain locked so that no one can create any kind of disturbance that will amount to disrespect to the National Anthem, a bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said in an interim order on Wednesday.Citizens of the country must realise that they live in a nation and are duty-bound to show respect to the National Anthem which is the symbol of constitutional patriotism and inherent national quality, Justice Misra said. “It does not allow any different notion or perception of individual rights … The idea is constitutionally impermissible.”The bench directed that the order be given effect in 10 days. Justice Misra is in line to be the CJI behind Justice JS Khehar, who is scheduled to take over from current CJI TS Thakur in January.The Supreme Court was dealing with a public interest litigation (PIL) which pointed out that the National Anthem was being played under unacceptable circumstances and sought the court’s intervention to ensure that the protocol laid down in the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, was followed.The bench directed those playing the National Anthem to scrupulously follow some don’ts: never to use it for commercial purposes, never dramatise it, and never play any abridged version of it. Neither should the national anthem be printed or displayed in a manner at such places which may be disgraceful to its status and tantamount to disrespect.“It is because when the National Anthem is sung, the concept of protocol associated with it has its inherent roots in national identity, national integrity and constitutional patriotism,” the court said.The Supreme Court took note of Article 51(A) of the Constitution which makes respecting the National Anthem a fundamental duty of every citizen. “…it is clear as crystal that it is the sacred obligation of every citizen to abide by the ideals engrafted in the Constitution. And one such ideal is to show respect for the National Anthem and the national flag.”