喀拉拉邦高等法院命令联邦政府对 Arundhati Roy 书籍封面显示吸烟而没有健康警告的挑战做出回应。 Kerala High Court orders Union government to respond to challenge over Arundhati Roy book cover showing smoking without health warning.

喀拉拉邦高等法院已要求联邦政府对一项公共利益诉讼做出回应，该诉讼质疑阿伦达蒂·罗伊 （Arundhati Roy） 的书《玛丽母亲来找我》的封面，该书显示她在没有强制性健康警告的情况下吸食比迪。 The Kerala High Court has asked the Union government to respond to a public interest litigation challenging the cover of Arundhati Roy's book "Mother Mary Comes to Me," which shows her smoking a bidi without a mandatory health warning. 请愿人Rajasimhan律师辩称,这一形象违反了《香烟和其他烟草制品法》,美化了吸烟,并可能误导青年,特别是青年妇女,认为吸烟很时髦。 The petitioner, advocate Rajasimhan, argues the image violates the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act by glorifying smoking and may mislead youth, especially young women, into viewing it as fashionable. 请求书要求禁止售卖和发行该书,直到使用带有健康警告的新封面为止。 The plea seeks a ban on the book’s sale and distribution until a new cover with a health warning is used. 法院已安排在9月25日举行听讯。 The court has scheduled a hearing for September 25.