The Supreme court junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21.
Mumbai: On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking an order to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 and prohibiting the selling of loose cigarettes in the country.
Justices S. K. Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia’s bench dismissed the appeal made by two attorneys.The bench rejected the plea, saying, “If you want publicity, argue a good case…don’t file publicity interest litigation.”
Advocates Shubham Awasthi and Sapta Rishi Mishra had file a public interest lawsuit asking the apex court to rule on smoking regulations. In addition to prohibiting the sale of loose cigarettes close to institutes of higher learning, medical facilities, and places of worship, the petition also asked for instructions on how to eliminate smoking zones from public spaces.
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