Can foreigners be editors of Indian newspapers? HC ruling on Nov 8
October 23, 2013 17:42
A Delhi high court bench has decided to settle the question of law raised by a public interest litigation filed by Subramanian Swamy -- whether a foreign national can be the editor of an Indian newspaper.
The order, as dictated in the open court, says, "the larger issue raised by the PIL needs to be considered'.
Swamy's case was that Siddharth Varadarajan was ineligible to be the editor of The Hindu because he is a US citizen.
Varadarajan resigned on Monday. Accepting that the editorship of Varadarajan has now become a "non-issue' as he "has since resigned from the position', the court will now hear only the issue of foreign editors in Indian newspapers.
The matter will be heard on 8 November. More
The order, as dictated in the open court, says, "the larger issue raised by the PIL needs to be considered'.
Swamy's case was that Siddharth Varadarajan was ineligible to be the editor of The Hindu because he is a US citizen.
Varadarajan resigned on Monday. Accepting that the editorship of Varadarajan has now become a "non-issue' as he "has since resigned from the position', the court will now hear only the issue of foreign editors in Indian newspapers.
The matter will be heard on 8 November. More
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