Empty Atomizers Seized; Delhi HC Examines E-Cigarette Act Applicability

MEA AME Pvt. Ltd. Vs Deputy Commissioner (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court is currently examining a petition filed by MEA AME Pvt. Ltd. challenging the seizure of imported empty atomizer devices by the customs authorities. The devices were confiscated under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019. The petitioner contends that the seized goods are intended to be filled with a herbal product and sold as a medical device for smoking de-addiction, for which they possess a license issued by the ...