The NIC was established in 1976 to provide technology-driven solutions to central and state governments in various fields. According to media reports, Modi's photo on Covid vaccination certificates had caused merriment at foreign airports after baffled immigration officers initially accused Indian travellers of fraud because the faces didn't match. The government's penchant for using Modi's picture on official documents appears to have already earned it ridicule abroad. However, this visual was missing from the mails carrying the 'sabka saath' slogan and the Prime Minister's photograph. It had previously used the 'Swachh Bharat' slogan with the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in the background, and also a slogan urging polio vaccination.ДЄll these were accompanied with a visual of the Supreme Court building in the background. The sources said the display of political slogans or images of public figures on Supreme Court mails was unacceptable as it would send out an erroneous message that the top court endorsed the ruling party's political manifesto or agenda.Д«esides, it would damage perceptions about the judiciary's independence from the central government, which is the biggest litigant before the top court, they said.ДЄn official said the NIC was earlier allowed to display certain messages of public interest, for example those relating to social distancing and other Covid-19 protocols, on apex court emails. We immediately directed the NIC to delete all such endorsements and advertisements from our emails,вЂќ a source said. вЂњFortunately, we came to know within two or three days that our mails were carrying the slogans and the photograph of the Prime Minister. The sources said some people had alerted the apex court registry that, over the past couple of days, all the courtвЂ™s outgoing mails were displaying ModiвЂ™s picture and the slogan вЂњSabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas, sabka prayas (Together with all, development of all, trust of all and effort by all)вЂќ. The NIC, which operates under the ministry of electronics and information technology, manages the Supreme CourtвЂ™s official website and almost all its digital networking infrastructure. Other sources said Justice Ramana had sought a report on the issue so that appropriate action could be taken. вЂњThe NIC has since complied with the directions of the SCI,вЂќ said the source. It was also asked to use the picture of the Supreme Court of India, instead.вЂќ The source added: вЂњThe National Informatics Centre, which provides the email services to the apex court, was directed to drop that image from the footer of the emails originating from the Supreme Court. On Friday evening, a source said: вЂњLate last evening, it was brought to the notice of the Registry of the Supreme Court that the official emails of the Supreme Court of India were carrying an image as footer which has no connection whatsoever with the functioning of the judiciary.вЂќ вЂњIt complied within an hour of the directive being issued on Friday morning,вЂќ one of the sources told The Telegraph.

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