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• Centre has no power to ban smoking in pvt office, HC told 

ITC Ltd, which has approached the Delhi High Court against the Centre's notification banning smoking in private offices, on Wednesday contended that the Government has no power to take such a decision.

Senior Advocate Soli Sorabjee, appearing for the company contended that the Act under which the notification was issued has already been stayed by the Madras High Court.

"When the Act has already been stayed where is the question of framing rules under the law. The government need to have statutory power to frame rules. After the Madras High Court interim order staying the operation of the law, the government has no power under the law," he contended before a Bench headed by Justice Vikramjit Sen.

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