Q. Consider the following statements about the Press Council of India (PCI):
1.It is a statutory quasi-judicial body.
2.It was initially set up on the recommendations of the first Press Commission.
3.The council is chaired by a retired judge of the Supreme Court, by convention.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Explanation: All Statements are correct
Statement 1 is correct: The Press Council of India is a statutory quasi-judicial autonomous authority re-established in the year 1979 under an Act of Parliament, Press Council Act, 1978.
Statement 2 is correct: It was first set up in 1966 under the Indian Press Council Act, 1965, on the recommendations of the first Press Commission.
Statement 3 is correct: The Council is a body corporate having perpetual succession comprising of a Chairman and 28 members. While the Chairman has, by convention, been a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India who is nominated by a Committee consisting of a Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), Speaker of the House of People (Lok Sabha) and a person elected amongst themselves by the 28 members of the Council.
Source: TH
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