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TMI Blog2019 (5) TMI 793X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Sethi, Senior Advocate, Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, Mr. Vivek Raja, Mr. Ankur Kashyap, Mr. Tanmay Mehta, Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan, Mr. Sanjay Subhudi, Mr. Prabhat, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Harpreet Singh, Sr. Standing Counsel for R2 with Ms Subhani Mathur, Advocate for R2., Mr. Vinod Diwakar, CGSC with Ms Radhika Roy, Advocate for R1 and R3., Ms Maninder Acharya, ASG with Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Mr. Vikas Mahajan, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Mr. Parth Semwal, Mr. Viplav Acharya, Mr. Ranjit Singh, Mr. Akash Varma, Advocates., Ms Maninder Acharya, ASG with Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Mr. Vikas Mahajan, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Mr. Parth Semwal, Mr. Viplav Acharya, Mr. Ranjit Singh, Mr. Akash Varma, Advocates. ORDER 1. The petitioners have filed the present petitions ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the product of inhaling smoke of burnt paper along with tobacco. 4. Mr Nayyar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners also states that the impugned circulars seriously affect the rights of choice of the consumers. He states that the petitioner in W.P. (C) 2735/2019 is a person who has filed the present petition claiming his right to choose his ecigarettes in place of a paper roll cigarettes, as being less harmful. 5. Ms Acharya, learned ASG appearing for the respondents disputes the same. She states that the contention whether e-cigarettes are safer is yet to be determined, and the said statement cannot be accepted at its face value. She submits that the petitioners are professing that ENDS and such devices would assist smokers f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body or intended to be used for the destruction of vermin or insects which cause disease in human beings or animals, as may be specified from time to time by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette; (iii) all substances intended for use as components of a drug including empty gelatin capsules; and (iv) such devices intended for internal or external use in the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of disease or disorder in human beings or animals, as may be specified from time to time by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette, after consultation with the Board;" 7. According to Ms Acharya, the products in ques ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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