New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the central government's response on a petition filed by students of a private school in south Delhi seeking a ban on the sale of junk food and carbonated drinks within 1,500 feet radius of their institution.
The division bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice RS Endlaw also asked the government to file a status report after its counsel said it had asked all the states to take adequate measure in this regard and various states had sent their action-taken-report on the issue.
In a case related to a plea by a non-profit organisation Uday Foundation for ban on sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and around schools, the students of Father Agnel School in Gautam Nagar sought to be made a party.
The petition said: "Ban such evidently harmful foods and beverages from the canteen of schools and from their immediate neighbourhood."
The court also asked the government to come out with suggestions on the issue. The case would be heard next Jan 4, 2012.
The students said due to junk food the students will end up with obesity and other lifestyle disease which will cost the nation heavily.
The division bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice RS Endlaw also asked the government to file a status report after its counsel said it had asked all the states to take adequate measure in this regard and various states had sent their action-taken-report on the issue.
In a case related to a plea by a non-profit organisation Uday Foundation for ban on sale of junk food and aerated drinks in and around schools, the students of Father Agnel School in Gautam Nagar sought to be made a party.
The court also asked the government to come out with suggestions on the issue. The case would be heard next Jan 4, 2012.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Junk Food Banned In-And-Around Schools - Relief For Parents Worrying About Kids' Health Blog: Delhi, Your Old Newspapers Can Feed The Poor. Here's How Maharashtra Bans 'Junk Food' In School Canteens Across State "Sit Quiet": Bhavish Aggarwal As Kunal Kamra Flags Ola EV Issue Dinner With Kim Jong Un Or George Soros? S Jaishankar Was Asked. His Reply "Haryana Can Give Me Space": Kumari Selja, A Dalit, Day After Exit Polls What If Exit Poll Trends Mirror Actual Results In Haryana And J&K? Video: World's Largest Residential Building That Houses Over 20,000 People "There's One India": Canada Reaffirms Support For Territorial Integrity Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.