Petition before Supreme Court to raise smoking age to 21, ban sale of loose cigarettes

The petition also sought removal of designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports and ban on sale of cigarettes near educational institutions, healthcare institutions and places of worship.

Supreme Court, Smoking

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31 May 2022, 9:09 am

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A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Central government to come up with plans to tackle cigarette and smoking addiction [Shubham Awasthi & Anr v. Union of India]

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