Delhi high court asks authorities to ensure compliance with legislation on e-cigarettes . Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma refused to hear petition requesting formation of court-monitored commission .
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court asked the authorities on Monday to ensure compliance with the Delhi legislation on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of e-cigarettes.Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma refused to hear a petition requesting the formation of a court-monitored commission to review the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, and Advertisement) Act, 2019 and noted that the State machinery was already taking steps in accordance with the rule, including carrying out raids.According to the plea, the court also ordered the authorities to take all reasonable steps to guarantee that no online selling of e-cigarettes is made.According to the document, Delhi police will take steps to ensure that e-cigarettes are not sold near and within schools and colleges.
According to the bench, which also included Justice Subramonium Prasad, this court finds it ineffective to intervene under writ jurisdiction in the particular facts and circumstances of the case.According to the state, it is expected to ensure compliance with the Act of 2019 by conducting more regular checks in all districts in and around Delhi.Petitioners Vinayak Gupta and Anubhav Tyagi argued that there was a disconnect between the law and its implementation, and that e-cigarettes are even readily available within 5 km of the high court, but that only two FIRs have been registered since the law was enacted.According to the petitioners, e-cigarettes are highly harmful because they damage the DNA, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The petition called for an order for police to immediately seize the entire supply of illicit e-cigarettes and other similar products, and for the Center to immediately delete all related content from internet sites.Respondents were given instructions to them to take over the e-cigarettes industry under the Act immediately, find out the origin of its illicit selling in the city, and ensure the launch of public safety campaigns against its use.