Question
Download Solution PDFThe Vernacular Press Act was passed in British India in the year ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 1878.
- The Vernacular Press Act was passed in British India in the year 1878.
Key Points
- Vernacular Press Act 1878 (VPA 1878) was enacted to better control and repress the seditious writing in vernacular language.
- The provisions of the act were:
- The district magistrate was empowered to call upon the printer and publisher of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond with the government.
- The action of the magistrate was final and no appeal could be made against it.
- The act was given the nickname “the gagging Act”.
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