The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response to a plea seeking the transfer of a public interest litigation (PIL) from the Delhi High Court that calls for the national song, Vande Mataram, to be accorded status equal to the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the Centre on the application filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay. The bench also tagged the matter with similar petitions pending before the apex court.