The Supreme Court stayed the operation of a Karnataka High Court order setting aside 2014 rules mandating that 85 percent space on both sides of packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products carry a pictorial warning on their harmful effects.
Staying the December 15, 2017 order of the Karnataka High Court, the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said, "We are inclined to think that health of a citizen has primacy and he or she should be aware of what can affect or deteriorate the condition of health."
Cigarette Smoking - A Silent Killer
Smoking kills the smoker silently, pushing him towards serious illnesses, which slowly lead to death.
Advertisement
‘The court has stayed the amendment which prescribes 85 percent space on both sides of the tobacco packaging with the health hazards of cigarette smoking and tobacco chewing.’
Tweet it Now
Pronouncing the order, Chief Justice Misra said: "We may hasten to add that deterioration may be a milder word and, therefore, in all possibility the expression 'destruction of health' is apposite."
Having stayed the operation of the High Court order, the court fixed March 12 for final hearing in the matter.
The stay order came on a plea by NGO Health for Million Trust and a senior lawyer of Allahabad High Court Umesh Narain.
![Health Hazards of Smoking]( "Health Hazards of Smoking")
The Central government had, in 2014, amended the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules prescribing that 85 percent space on both sides of the tobacco packaging would be covered with the statutory warnings telling consumers that cigarette smoking and tobacco chewing were harmful to health.
The amended rules came into force from April 1, 2016.
The Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendments Rules, 2014 were framed under the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.
Prior to the 2014 amendment of the rules, the pictorial warning was limited to 40 percent space of the packaging and that too on one side only.
Source: IANS
Advertisement
The Central government had, in 2014, amended the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules prescribing that 85 percent space on both sides of the tobacco packaging would be covered with the statutory warnings telling consumers that cigarette smoking and tobacco chewing were harmful to health.
The amended rules came into force from April 1, 2016.
The Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendments Rules, 2014 were framed under the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.
Prior to the 2014 amendment of the rules, the pictorial warning was limited to 40 percent space of the packaging and that too on one side only.
Source: IANS
Smoking among Women
Tobacco use in women is on the rise. The health risks of tobacco are far too many has never done a woman any good psychologically or health-wise.
Advertisement
 | Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Readings
Latest Indian Health News
Lifestyle factors contribute to Alzheimer's. Low social engagement, sleep, physical activity, and diet increase the risk. Staying healthy can reduce these factors.
India excels in tackling HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, especially in TB elimination, surpassing global progress
The data offers a wealth of information on suicide factors, warning signs, available resources, and dedicated prevention helplines, among other crucial details.
India's G20 leadership aims to bolster digital health initiatives and enhance healthcare equity through greater integration of telemedicine and artificial intelligence tools.
Minimally invasive spine surgeries have gained global prominence over the past two decades and have now become widely adopted in India as well.
