Who among the following can apply to the High Court to set aside a declaration of State Government under Section 95 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to forfeit any newspaper?
Editor of the newspaper
Publishing house of the newspaper
Any employee of the newspaper
Any person having any interest in that newspaper
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2019
– Section 95(2) provides a legal remedy for challenging this forfeiture order in the High Court.
– The right to apply is granted to “Any person having any interest” in the publication.
– This includes the editor, publisher, owner, or anyone else with a direct stake in the newspaper or publication.