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Ankur Gutkha v. Indian Asthama Care Society & Ors.

Ankur Gutkha appealed a High Court decision in which the Indian Asthama Society sought to ban the sale of gutkha and prohibit the use of plastic sachet packaging for gutkha.  In this Order, the Supreme Court, among other things, restrained gutkha, tobacco, and pan masala manufacturers from using plastic materials in the sachets of their products and requested that a study be conducted on the harmful effects of gutkha tobacco, pan masala and similar articles.

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Ankur Gutkha v. Indian Asthama Care Society and Ors., SLP(C) No. 16308/2007, Supreme Court of India (2010).

  • India
  • Dec 7, 2010
  • Supreme Court of India

Parties

Plaintiff Ankur Gutkha

Defendant Indian Asthma Care Society & Ors.

Legislation Cited

Related Documents

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Type of Litigation

Action against Government to Advance the Public Interest
An individual or organization may sue their own government in order to advance or protect the public interest. For example, an NGO may sue the government claiming the government’s weak tobacco control laws violated their constitutional right to health.

Tobacco Control Topics

Protection of Environment
Measures involving the environment and health of persons in respect to cultivation and manufacture within their territories. (See FCTC Art. 18)

Substantive Issues

None

Type of Tobacco Product

Smokeless tobacco products
Tobacco products that are used by means other than smoking, such as chewing, sniffing, or placing between the teeth and gum. Examples include chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, snuf, snus, gutkha or gutka, and dissolvable tobacco products.
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