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Lucknow: The central authorities, responding to a contempt petition, knowledgeable the Lucknow bench of Allahabad Courtroom that it has issued notices to actors Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, and Ajay Devgn in reference to ads they do for gutka firms.
The Centre’s counsel knowledgeable the Excessive Courtroom on Friday that the identical problem was additionally being heard by the Supreme Courtroom and as such the moment petition must be dismissed.
After listening to the submission, the bench mounted the listening to for Could 9, 2024. A bench of justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan had earlier directed the central authorities to determine the illustration of the petitioner, who had initially contended that motion must be taken towards the actors and dignitaries who got excessive profile awards however have been promoting for gutka firms.
The court docket was additionally knowledgeable that Amitabh Bachchan had despatched a authorized discover to a gutka firm, which was displaying his commercial even though he had already cancelled his contract with it.
The illustration was made to the federal government on October 22 however no motion was taken within the matter, the petitioner argued. Thereafter, listening to the contempt petition, the excessive court docket had issued discover to the Cupboard Secretary of the central authorities.
It’s to be famous that in India, direct promoting of gutka or tobacco associated merchandise is banned resulting from its well being dangers. Nevertheless, firms bypass the reguations by surrogate promoting, selling gutka manufacturers below seemingly-unrelated merchandise like flavoured betel nuts.
