The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would not get involved in policy decisions and declined to consider a PIL that asked the court to order the government to put health warnings on liquor bottles like they do for cigarette goods. According to a bench consisting of Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Justices Indira Banerjee, and S Ravindra Bhat, such choices fall inside the purview of the government’s policymaking authority. “Ten times as dangerous as cigarettes are alcoholic beverages. Court decisions made health warnings on cigarette packets essential, and the same direction can be passed here as well “Lawyer and PIL petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay stated. “These are all issues of policy. Courts cannot become involved in these issues, “In the order, the bench stated.
The bench stated that there have been some suggestions that alcohol is healthy if used in moderation. In addition to calling for health warnings, the PIL also asks that, like the environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is required for development projects that have an impact on the environment, the health impact assessment (HIA) of products be made mandatory before they are deemed fit for human consumption.
(source : PTI)
