https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800153 Rule 4(3) of the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008 prohibits all commercial services in a Designated Smoking Area following its 2017 amendment. Preparing, supplying, maintaining or replenishing hookah apparatus or tobacco for consideration falls within that prohibition; describing the arrangement as self-service or rental does not alter its commercial character where effective control is not transferred. The restriction operates within the statutory prohibition on smoking in public places and supports public-health and clean-air protection. Food-safety and municipal licensing regimes do not authorise separate licensing or regulation of hookah bars. Authorised police may enforce smoking-area and tobacco-sale requirements, including statutory search, seizure and confiscation powers. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:40:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800153 Rule 4(3) of the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008 prohibits all commercial services in a Designated Smoking Area following its 2017 amendment. Preparing, supplying, maintaining or replenishing hookah apparatus or tobacco for consideration falls within that prohibition; describing the arrangement as self-service or rental does not alter its commercial character where effective control is not transferred. The restriction operates within the statutory prohibition on smoking in public places and supports public-health and clean-air protection. Food-safety and municipal licensing regimes do not authorise separate licensing or regulation of hookah bars. Authorised police may enforce smoking-area and tobacco-sale requirements, including statutory search, seizure and confiscation powers. Case-Laws GST Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800153