END TERM EXAMINATION, APRIL 2016 B.A.LL.B. (HONS.) SEMESTER-VIII X Media Law Max. Marks: 60 Time Allowed: 3:00 Hrs. Note: Answer five questions including Question No. 1 which is compulsory. The number of marks carried by each question is indicated at the end of the question.

1. Answer the following (each answer should be in approximately 100 words): (Marks 2×10=20) a. Qualified Privileges b. Privacy and Electronic Media. c. Commercial speech d. Pre-censorship of press. e. Right to broadcast. f. Role of advertisement in press. g. Right to information under Indian Constitution h. Public order as a ground of restriction under Article of the Constitution. i. Parliamentary privilege and media. j. Fair comment as an exception of defamation.

2. Critically examine the concept of government control on mass media with special reference to electronic media. Refer to case laws. (Marks10)

3. Explain commercial advertisement under Art. 19 of the Constitution with the help of decided cases. (Marks 10)

4. What are the defences available to a journalist in an action for defamation? Evaluate the legal provision related to defamation in India with the help of decided cases. (Marks10)

5. 'There can be no uniform test of obscenity and that each case would have to be judged on it's own facts'. Write a note on the decency and morality as a reasonable restriction on freedom of speech in the light of this statement. (Marks 10)

6. Critically evaluate the impact of contempt of court on freedom of press. Give your answer with the help of decided cases. (Marks 10)

7. The Right to Information Act 2005 makes an attempt to ensure dissemination of information through easy and effective method. Point out the salient features of the Act in the light of the statement. (Marks 10)