India, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Karnataka High Court order upholding the state Government's decision to prescribe a specific tune and duration for the rendition of Karnataka's state anthem, 'Jayabharata Jananiya Tanujate'.

A bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan dismissed an appeal filed by singer Kikkeri Krishnamurthy challenging the high court's refusal to quash the state Government's September 25, 2022 order prescribing that the 'Naada Geethe' be sung for two-and-a-half minutes in the tune composed by Mysore Ananthaswamy.

The bench said uniformity was necessary in the rendition of the state anthem, both in terms of the raga and the duration of the song.

"We note that there has t...