HC notice to Centre on liquor ad
None | Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
Oct 31, 2006 02:46 PM IST
The Punjab and Haryana HC notices to Centre and BCCI follow a plea against appearance of 3 cricketers in the ad.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, Union Health Ministry and BCCI on a petition opposing the appearance of three Indian cricketers in an advertisement for a liquor company.
The notices, issued by a Division Bench comprising Justice JS Kehar and Justice SD Anand, have to be replied to by December 4.
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The public interest litigation, filed by local advocate HC Arora, argued that the appearance of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni in an advertisement for a liquor company would have adverse influence on cricket fans.
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