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Mala fide bid to favour tobacco industry: plea in court

July 29, 2010: New Delhi:- Reflecting the disappointment and grave concern felt by public health advocates over the Centre's decision to defer the new pictorial health warnings on tobacco products, the Health For the Millions (HFM) Trust has moved the Supreme Court. Acting on a petition from HFM, the Supreme Court earlier directed the Centre to ensure implementation of the pictorial health warnings. These were to come into force from June 1, 2010. However, the Centre on May 17 issued a notification deferring the implementation by six months. Now the HFM has filed an application seeking a stay on the notification.

According to the petitioner, the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003, was enacted to discourage and regulate consumption.

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