The Rajasthan High Court is worried about e-cigarettes being sold online and has asked officials to explain what they’re doing to stop it. A group of judges, including Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Uma Shanker Vyas, looked at a case that involves public interest and said that selling e-cigarettes online is a big problem.
The judges noticed that even though there are laws against selling e-cigarettes, not enough was being done to enforce them. The central government told the court that it is up to state governments to make sure the ban is followed. However, the court was not happy with how little action had been taken against websites selling these banned items.
The judge also pointed out that the police haven’t given real solutions, saying they are just figuring out how to control online sales and have restrictions on what they can do.
The court has ordered a police officer in charge of the issue to write a report within two weeks about what steps have been taken to stop e-cigarette sales online. This report should include a plan of action and details of what has been done so far. The officer will have to join a video meeting in February 2025 to give a full update on this situation. The next hearing of the case will be in the first week of February
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