Banned tobacco products seized in Coimbatore
5 years, 4 months ago

Banned tobacco products seized in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India seized banned tobacco products of 320 kg in a special drive conducted here in the city on Wednesday. Banned tobacco products were found at three shops and four godowns. Officials also lifted four samples of banned tobacco products to be examined in a Government laboratory. Court attaches TNSTC bus The Fourth Additional District Court on Wednesday attached a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus after the corporation failed to settle compensation to the family of an accident victim.

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Tobacco products worth ₹2 crore seized from godown in Ernakulam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tobacco products worth ₹2 crore seized from godown in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam Rural police seized banned tobacco products worth ₹2 crore from a godown at Vallam near Perumbavoor. The seizure was made under the ongoing ‘Operation Clean’ primarily targeting drugs and tobacco products. Tobacco products were allegedly hidden in around 400 sacks at a godown owned by Ayub Khan of Thiruvananthapuram. Last month, the rural police seized 500 sacks of …

4 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in Tenkasi district last year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

4 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized in Tenkasi district last year

The Hindu  

The police and the Food Safety department have seized over 4 tonnes of banned tobacco products during the searches conducted across Tenkasi district last year, District Collector A.K. In a statement, he said the district administration had intensified the drive by the police and Food Safety department officials against the banned tobacco products, sale of drugs without prescription by qualified …

Delhi HC says no to PIL for ban on tobacco products near temples
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC says no to PIL for ban on tobacco products near temples

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has refused to examine a petition seeking a ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco products near temples. In an order passed on January 15, the court said if there was any violation of Cigarette and other Tobacco Product, authorities concerned would take the necessary action. The petitioner one Abhimanyu Sharma alleged tobacco products were …

Banned tobacco products worth ₹3 crore seized in Perumbavoor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Banned tobacco products worth ₹3 crore seized in Perumbavoor

The Hindu  

The Ernakulam Rural police seized over 500 sacks of prohibited tobacco products valued at around ₹3 crore in Perumbavoor and arrested one person on Wednesday. The seizure was made during a raid conducted as part of the ongoing Operation Clean conceived by District Police Chief Vaibhav Saxena. According to the police, the tobacco products were smuggled in using lorries from …

Drive against banned tobacco products to continue in Coimbatore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Drive against banned tobacco products to continue in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Police will intensify the drive against prohibited tobacco products in 2025. Officials said that the new City Police Commissioner A. Saravana Sundar has instructed to give special focus on curbing the circulation of banned tobacco products and drugs in the city. According to the city police, 659 cases were registered under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products …

Madras HC tells centre to ensure ban of tobacco products across India
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras HC tells centre to ensure ban of tobacco products across India

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: Alarmed by the increasing addiction among school students for tobacco products like 'Cool Lip' that are allegedly being smuggled into Tamil Nadu from neighbouring states, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the central government to issue necessary directions to all states to ensure that such products are banned across the country. Observing that at least …

238 shops in Virudhunagar sealed in 2024 for selling banned tobacco products
6 months, 3 weeks ago

238 shops in Virudhunagar sealed in 2024 for selling banned tobacco products

The Hindu  

Five shops found selling banned tobacco products were sealed after joint inspections were conducted by officials from the Food Safety and Police Departments in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu over the past week. Jeyaseelan said the inspections were conducted at 18 shops near schools and colleges under a programme aimed at the intensified eradication of narcotic substances and banned tobacco …

1,009 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized by TN cops since 2022
9 months, 3 weeks ago

1,009 tonnes of banned tobacco products seized by TN cops since 2022

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As part of its drive against Banned Tobacco Products like gutka and ‘Cool Lip’, Tamil Nadu police have seized 1,008.87 tonnes of contraband from across the state since 2022, according to official data from the department. Since November 2023, TN police have initiated a special drive to curtail the sale of BTP in the vicinity of educational institutions, said …

3,100 kg gutka seized from shops across Coimbatore during surprise checks
10 months, 1 week ago

3,100 kg gutka seized from shops across Coimbatore during surprise checks

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A large quantity of banned tobacco products were seized by the authorities from shops across the Coimbatore district over the past few days. Shops found guilty of selling banned tobacco products for the first time were fined Rs 25,000 each. In order to prevent the sale of pan masala, gutka and other tobacco products banned by the Tamil Nadu …

Coimbatore City Police imposes over ₹3 lakh in fines on tobacco sellers during ‘special drive’
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore City Police imposes over ₹3 lakh in fines on tobacco sellers during ‘special drive’

The Hindu  

In a recent effort to tackle illegal sale of tobacco products to college and school-going students, the Coimbatore City Police, in collaboration with law enforcement teams, conducted a ‘special drive’ from October 29, 2023, to February 14, 2024. The drive aimed to address the widespread availability of banned tobacco items in small shops across the city. This is an ongoing …

CGST seizes banned cigarettes worth RS 2.35 crore in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

CGST seizes banned cigarettes worth RS 2.35 crore in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

ANANTAPUR: Central Goods and Services Tax officials seized 40.68 lakh banned cigarettes worth Rs 2.35 crore, which were illegally transported in a container truck in Anantapur town on Sunday. According to GST officials, based on reliable sources, Anantapur CGST Division officials launched an operation and intercepted a container truck bearing no. Upon inspection, it was found that the vehicle was …

Police, Food Safety officials seal shops selling banned tobacco products
1 year, 3 months ago

Police, Food Safety officials seal shops selling banned tobacco products

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Police and officers from the Food Safety Department on Monday sealed four shops selling banned tobacco products in the city. According to police sources, four shop owners at Palakkarai, Fort, and Gandhi Market police station limits were arrested for selling banned tobacco products on Sunday following surprise checks launched by the police across the city in the …

FSSAI destroys half tonne sweets for excessive use of colourants in Deepavali special drive in Coimbatore
1 year, 4 months ago

FSSAI destroys half tonne sweets for excessive use of colourants in Deepavali special drive in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India seized and destroyed 501.3 kg of sweets, which were made with artificial colourants beyond the permissible limit, during a special drive conducted ahead of Deepavali in Coimbatore district. During the six-day special drive covering Coimbatore city and rural areas, the FSSAI found one sweet manufacturing unit operating in unhygienic conditions. The FSSAI …

Coimbatore District Police to intensify drive against sale of gutkha pan masala
1 year, 8 months ago

Coimbatore District Police to intensify drive against sale of gutkha pan masala

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore District Police will intensify the drive against the sale of banned tobacco products, said Superintendent of Police V. Badrinarayanan. The drive against tobacco products such as gutkha and pan masala had come to a halt after the Madras High Court on January 25 this year quashed a notification issued by the Food Safety Commissioner in 2018, banning the …

SC stays HC’s decision to quash ban on gutkha, other tobacco items
1 year, 10 months ago

SC stays HC’s decision to quash ban on gutkha, other tobacco items

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Madras High Court’s decision to quash a 2018 notification banning gutkha and other tobacco products in Tamil Nadu. Mr. Tiwari said orders of the Food Safety Commissioner banning sale, storage, manufacture of gutkha and other tobacco products were backed by Regulation 2.3.4 of the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2011. The Madras High …

Breaking: Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Setting Aside Ban On Chewing Tobacco In Tamil Nadu
1 year, 10 months ago

Breaking: Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Setting Aside Ban On Chewing Tobacco In Tamil Nadu

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the operative part of the Madras High Court’s order setting aside a notification issued by the Tamil Nadu State Commissioner of Food Safety imposing a ban on sale of Gutka, Pan Masala, flavoured or scented food products or chewable food products that contain tobacco or nicotine. “We make it clear that in case respondents …

Madras High Court quashes ban on manufacture, sale of gutkha
2 years, 1 month ago

Madras High Court quashes ban on manufacture, sale of gutkha

The Hindu  

In a significant verdict, the Madras High Court has held that the Commissioner of Food Safety is empowered to ban manufacture and sale of tobacco products only for a temporary period that may extend up to a maximum of one year and therefore the successive notifications issued in Tamil Nadu extending the ban on gutkha and pan masala year after …

Drive against single-use plastics intensified, Greater Chennai Corporation tells Madras HC
3 years ago

Drive against single-use plastics intensified, Greater Chennai Corporation tells Madras HC

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation on Monday told the Madras High Court that it has intensified the drive against the banned single-use plastic products. Stating that the Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi himself had been monitoring the strict implementation of the ban on single-use plastics, the AAG said the civic body had decided to further tighten the implementation. He said that …

Tobacco Is Not A ‘Food Product’, No Action Can Be Taken Against Manufactures Under FSSAI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 9 months ago

Tobacco Is Not A ‘Food Product’, No Action Can Be Taken Against Manufactures Under FSSAI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has observed that tobacco is not a food product for the purpose of Food Safety and Standards Act and no proceedings can be initiated against the manufacturers under the Act.Justice M. Duraiswamy referred to a decision of Madurai Bench of the High Court wherein it held that persons who are manufacturing Gutkha and Pan Masala cannot …

Tobacco Is Not A ‘Food Product’, No Action Can Be Taken Against Manufactures Under FSSAI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]
7 years, 9 months ago

Tobacco Is Not A ‘Food Product’, No Action Can Be Taken Against Manufactures Under FSSAI Act: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has observed that tobacco is not a food product for the purpose of Food Safety and Standards Act and no proceedings can be initiated against the manufacturers under the Act.Justice M. Duraiswamy referred to a decision of Madurai Bench of the High Court wherein it held that persons who are manufacturing Gutkha and Pan Masala cannot …

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