Reduce pictorial warning on tobacco packs from 85% to 40%: HC
The Karnataka High Court has scrapped government rules which required 85% of a tobacco packâs surface to be covered in health warnings, up from 40% earlier. The court said the 85% warning rule was unconstitutional and an "unreasonable restriction" on the right to do business. It further said that the rule mandating warning on 40% area will remain in force.