The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was enacted by Lord Lytton's government. It empowered district magistrates to seize printing presses and their contents without a prior appeal to the government. It was effectively repealed in 1882 by Lord Ripon.
In which year, the ‘Vernacular Press Act’ was passed in British India?
Asked in District Library and Information Officer(DLIO) 2018 · Topic: Development of Press in Modern India (Legislative Measures to Control the Press (e.g., Vernacular Press Act 1878, Press Act 1910))
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