NARINDER S. CHADHA vs MUNICIPAL CORPN OF GREATER MUMBAUI

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the circulars issued by Municipal Corporations under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply & Distribution) Act, 2003, affirming the Bombay High Court's decision that these circulars merely implemented the Act and the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008. The Court reiterated that the Cigarettes Act is a special legislation that prevails over general laws, as established in Godawat Pan Masala Products I.P. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. The appeals challenging the circulars were dismissed, confirming the lower courts' rulings.