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= The Searchlight. =

Other Title
Sunday searchlight

Created / Published
Patna, India : Searchlight Press

Format
English news biweekly

Languages
English

Country
India

Medium
Volumes : Illustrations ; 57 cm

About
Searchlight had printed several articles that interpreted various observations made by judges of the Patna High Court as derogatory and hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community. The high court, with Sir Courtney Terrell as its chief justice, held such articles as being in contempt of the court. In defence of Searchlight, eminent lawyers like Motilal Nehru, Sir Tej Sapru, and Sarat Chandra Bose even came to Patna to argue against the charge. The paper lost the case and was fined Rs 200.

Editors
Syed Hyder Hussain and Maheshwar Prasad were Searchlight’s first two editors.