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What power does the Press Council of India have under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
What power does the Press Council of India have under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
- It can summon people and examine them under oath (correct)
- It can initiate a criminal case against a journalist
- It can award damages
- It can issue a warrant for the arrest of a newspaper editor
What is the Press Council of India's power under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
What is the Press Council of India's power under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
- It can impose fines on newspapers and journalists
- It can arrest journalists who violate its guidelines
- It can ban newspapers and journalists from publishing
- It can summon people, examine them under oath, and require production of documents (correct)
What is the main purpose of the Press Council of India?
What is the main purpose of the Press Council of India?
- To serve as a court of honour and appeal to conscience (correct)
- To act as a judicial pronouncement body
- To award damages to the aggrieved party
- To impose punishment on offending journalists and newspapers
What is the Press Council of India's power under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
What is the Press Council of India's power under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
What is the only weapon of the Press Council of India?
What is the only weapon of the Press Council of India?
What is the only weapon of the Press Council of India?
What is the only weapon of the Press Council of India?
Who can file a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Press Council of India?
Who can file a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Press Council of India?
What kind of evidence can the Press Council of India receive?
What kind of evidence can the Press Council of India receive?
Who can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist?
Who can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist?
Who can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Press Council of India?
Who can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Press Council of India?
What is the only weapon in the Press Council of India's armoury?
What is the only weapon in the Press Council of India's armoury?
Who can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Press Council of India?
Who can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Press Council of India?
Study Notes
- The Press Council of India has powers similar to a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
- It can summon people, examine them under oath, and require production of documents.
- The Council can also receive evidence on affidavits and requisition public records.
- The Act recognizes immunity of journalists from disclosing their sources of information.
- The Council is not a court of law, but a court of honor with no power to punish or award damages.
- Its only weapon is moral authority and appeal to conscience.
- Anyone can lodge a complaint against a newspaper or journalist to the Council.
- The Council can initiate a case on its own if it thinks there is a case against a newspaper.
- Complainants need not have a personal interest in the matter complained against.
- The Council's verdicts are not judicial pronouncements.
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Test your knowledge on the Press Council of India and its powers with this informative quiz. From summoning people to receiving evidence on affidavits, the Council has a range of abilities. But do you know the extent of its jurisdiction? Discover more about the Council's role in journalism and the rights of journalists in this thought-provoking quiz.
