The Delhi High Court asked the Press Council of India (PCI) and the Centre to respond to a plea of the Mumbai Press Club seeking constitution of the 15th Press Council.
The court directed PCI and the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to file their replies within four weeks. The court passed the direction on May 26 and posted the hearing on July 10.
The plea sought a direction to the chairperson of the PCI to constitute the 15th Press Council without any delay.
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The petition filed by Mumbai Press Club said the PCI was a quasi-judicial body entrusted with the task of overseeing the smooth and ethical functioning of the press in India.
