Check tobacco sale near DU colleges: HC

Nov 11, 2010 - Age Correspondent |

New Delhi

A division bench comprising Delhi high court Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan on Wednesday directed the Delhi police to enforce the tobacco law which prohibits selling and distribution of tobacco and related products within a radius of 100 yards of any educational institution.

While issuing a notice to the police, the division bench sought a reply within four weeks on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction that selling of tobacco in any form in 100 yards radius of any educational institution of the Delhi University be banned and declared as illegal in accordance with the Delhi Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers Health Protection Act, 1996.
Directing the police to implement the Control of Tobacco Products Act, the bench said, “This is unfortunate. There are some places where you can see only smoke and smoke. Passive smoking is more dangerous” and sought a status report from the police by February 2.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by World Lung Foundation, a registered NGO under the NCT government, alleging that the Control of Tobacco Products Act, commonly known as COTPA, came into effect in 2004. The Act covers prohibition of advertisement and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution of tobacco products, but the same was not implemented with true spirit.
The petitioner said that public health is deteriorating due to passive smoking and asked the court to direct the government to take effective steps to implement the law in true spirit.

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