A. R. LAKSHMANAN, C. J.

( 1 ) SOCIETY for Cancer in Oral-Cavity prevention through Education, P. S. Nagar, hyderabad represented by its Managing trustee Dr. B. Chandrakanth Rao has filed this writ petition as a Public Interest litigation for issuance of a writ, order or direction particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the part of the official respondents in not declaring the oral use of Pan Masala, Gutka, zarda and other tobacco related items as highly deleterious and dangerous to public health leading to cancer, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed to the citizens under articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of india apart from being violative of the directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in Part IV of the Constitution of india, more particularly, Article 47 of the constitution of India and for consequential directions to the respective Governments to discharge the constitutional duties obligated on them under Article 21 and prevent the manufacture, sale, advertisement and consumption of Pan Masala, Gutka, Zarda and allied tobacco products.

( 2 ) WHEN the matter came up for admission on 26-4-2001,

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