<p>The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a three-year-old ban on hookah smoking saying that the prohibition of smoking could be extended in public places only.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a judgment, a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Nariman said smoking prohibition could not be imposed on spaces earmarked for the purpose.<br /><br />The apex court clarified Rule 3 of the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008. The bench said it is incumbent for owners of a public place to ensure that no person smokes there. <br /><br />Hookah smoking in smoking areas is outside the purview of the cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply & Distribution) Act, 2003, or the Cigarettes Act, the bench said.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a three-year-old ban on hookah smoking saying that the prohibition of smoking could be extended in public places only.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In a judgment, a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Nariman said smoking prohibition could not be imposed on spaces earmarked for the purpose.<br /><br />The apex court clarified Rule 3 of the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008. The bench said it is incumbent for owners of a public place to ensure that no person smokes there. <br /><br />Hookah smoking in smoking areas is outside the purview of the cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply & Distribution) Act, 2003, or the Cigarettes Act, the bench said.<br /><br />DH News Service</p>
