Section 8C of the Press & Registration of Books Act, 1867 entrusts to the Press Council of India, the Appellate Jurisdiction over the magisterial Orders of non-authentication of a declaration under Section 6 or its subsequent cancellation under Section 8B of the said Act. The Board comprises of a Hon'ble Chairperson alongwith one member as nominated by the Council. For this term, Shri Jai Shankar Gupta and Shri Gurinder Singh on alternate basis have been nominated as board members.