S. 5(1) COTPA Won't Apply To Persons Not Engaged In Tobacco Business: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Action Over Film Poster Showing Actor Smoking
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India, under the bench of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, heard the Special Leave Petition (Criminal) filed by S. Cyril Alexander against the State represented by Dr. V.K. Palani & Anr. The petition, Diary No. 49498/2023, arose from the final judgment and order dated 10-07-2023, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras in…
