TOBACCO CONTROL LAWS

Seema Sehgal v. Union of India

Homemaker, Seema Sehgal, seeks extension of the COTPA regulatory scheme to e-cigarettes. Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), filed an impleadment application, and court admitted the association as a party. In its petition, CPAA submitted that regulating e-cigarettes will undermine efforts of state governments to prohibit such products and that a comprehensive ban on the manufacture, import, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of e-cigarettes throughout India is imperative and in the public interest. On August 21, 2018, the court issued direction to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to indicate within a week the timeframe in which regulatory measures regarding Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)/e-Cigarettes shall be undertaken.

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Seema Sehgal v. Union of India and Others, W.P. (C) 10624/2017, CM No. 33757/2018, High Court of Delhi at New Delhi (2018).

  • India
  • Aug 21, 2018
  • High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

Parties

Plaintiff Seema Sehgal

Defendant Union of India

Third Party

  • Cancer Patients Aid Association

Legislation Cited

Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003

Related Documents

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Type of Litigation

Government Enforcement Action
Government, through its agencies and officials including prosecutors, may seek to enforce its health laws. For example, the government may revoke the license of a retailer that sells tobacco products to minors. These cases may also directly involve the tobacco industry, for example, a government might impound and destroy improperly labeled cigarette packs.
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

None

Substantive Issues

None

Type of Tobacco Product

E-cigarettes and other ENDS products
Electronic and/or battery-operated devices designed to deliver an inhaled dose of nicotine or other substances. Examples include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, electronic hookah, vaporizers, and vape pens. ENDS does not include any device or medication approved by the government as nicotine replacement therapy.
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