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Ban gutka or we will, high court tells Akhilesh government
Tuesday September 18, 2012 08:25:15 PM,
IANS
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Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court Tuesday directed
the Akhilesh Yadav government to spell out its stand on banning
gutka (tobacco pan masala) in Uttar Pradesh within two weeks, and
warned if it failed to act, the court would itself slap a ban.
The directive came from a bench of Justices Amar Sharan and Anurag
Kumar while hearing a petition by the Uttar Pradesh chapter of the
Indian Dental Association, contending that the consumption of
gutka was detrimental to oral and overall health and hence should
be banned.
The next date of hearing on the matter has been fixed for Oct 10.
Pointing out the habit could lead to the scourge of cancer, the
petition also added that 12 states in the country have already
banned the manufacture and sale of gutka.
The petitioners also alleged that due to huge revenue profits
coming from gutka sales, the state government was dragging its
feet on taking a decisive action on the matter.
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