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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Press Council Act, 1978 Section 4

Incorporation of the Council

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Press Council Act, 1978 Section 4 is part of Press Council Act, 1978 - Incorporation of the Council. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be established a Council by the name of the Press Council of India.

(2) The said Council shall be a body corporate having perceptual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued.

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What does Press Council Act, 1978 Section 4 provide?

Section Section 4 of the Press Council Act, 1978 (Incorporation of the Council) is reproduced on this page as part of the Press Council Act, 1978. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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