Man seeks ban on sale of Coca Cola, Thumbs Up, Supreme Court fines him Rs 5 lakh

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL filed by a ‘social worker’ seeking ban on sale and use of Coca Cola and Thumbs up on the ground that these soft beverages are detrimental to health, saying the petition has been filed for extraneous reasons.

The top court rejected the petition and imposed an exemplary cost of Rs five lakh on the petitioner and said his counsel has failed to disclose “why two specific brands in particular are chosen to be the target of the proceedings and what the source of his assertions.”

It said the amount would be deposited within one month with the apex court registry and disbursed to SCAORA (Supreme Court Advocates-on Record Association).