HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

ONLINE END-TERM EXAMINATION

(Academic Session: January-April 2020)
SEMESTER – VIII
MEDIA & LAW (OPTIONAL)
Instruction for Stude nts:
1. Examination Timings: 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM
2. Uploading/Sending Answer Sheets by the Students: Before 02:00 P M (The SAP
candidate s will be e ligible for e xtra 30 minutes i.e . 2:30 PM)
3. Each Question Paper carries FOUR long essay type questions and the students are
required to attempt ANY TWO, with 15 marks for each question.
4. The students are required to download the question paper immediately.
5. The answers can be typed or hand written.
a. The typed answers should be in Times Ne w Roman, font size o f 12 point
and in 1 .5 line space with standard margins; or
b. The se lf hand written answers should be in A-4 size white pape r
(ruled/unruled). It should be le gible and re adable.
c. Each answe r would be in the range of 12 00 - 15 00 words.
d. All the page s of Answe r She e ts must be ke pt in a proper se que nce with
page numbe rs.
6. The file name for sending the answer sheet should be in the follow ing format:
a. ID Number – for example – 017/2017/1601
b. Name of the Paper – for example – Family Law-I (Code-FL1)
c. Date of Examination dd/mm/yy – for e xample – 19/11/20
7. The typed answer sheets should be in a single PDF file and hand written answer
sheets should be scanned by a Scanner or through the scanning App of Mobile.
8. The students are re quired to se nd the answe r sheet on or be fo re 0 2:0 0 p.m. o n
the day of the exam to the Email ID ML@hnlu.ac.in.
9. The Students shall be responsible for uploading of the correct version of the answer
sheets within stipulated time. Any failure on their part to upload the right file shall
lead to their answer sheets being will not be taken up for evaluation.

1. Last year, a group of politically motivated persons organized a protest march against
welfare measures initiated by the Government because they believed that the State
action involved infringement of their long held religious practices.

Amidst their protest, a group of people shouted ‘Bhara t tere tuk de hon ge insha-allah
insha-allah’ and attempted to violate the esteem of the national flag. All of this got
recorded in Cameras.

In their version, these people said that they were exercising their right to freedom of
expression and the same is promised to them by the Constitution of India.

What is your take on it? (Mark s 15)

2. During the Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 protests people under great
disbelief of the Government and under the fictional apprehension of losing their
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 citizenship resorted to violence at several places in the country. To express their ire
people became somehow more expressive and caused immense loss to public property
besides creating utter chaos.

Protesters claim that they were engaged in peaceful protests only and it was police
that provoked them to be that way expressive.

A few Indian States have now put in place a law requiring anybody who causes loss to
public property as a means to coerce the State to replenish the loss of public property.

Critically examine the constitutional validity of any such law (as aforesaid).
(Mark s 15)

3. Right to information is a much-cherished right of the Indian citizens.

With regards to the RTI Act, 2005 tell as to whether a married woman can get
information regarding salary of his public servant husband for the purpose of claiming
maintenance from him? What is your answer ‘Yes/No’?

Justify your answer with quality legal discussion. (Mark s 15 )

4. A filmmaker makes a movie in the name of India culture but depicts lots of vulgarity
and obscenity in it. Censor Board of Film Certification denies him a certificate
without 40 cuts in his screen show.

The film maker released his un-edited work on an OTT platform.

Elaborately discuss the issue at hand with special reference to the Cinematography
Act, 1952. (Mark s 15 )

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