Rajasthan High Court records police seizures of e-cigarettes and orders statewide enforcement of vape ban
The High Court recorded that police had seized e-cigarettes and that raids had found online sale and consumption of e-cigarettes at several places in Rajasthan. The Court directed the Director General of Police to form range-level teams to fully implement the 2019 vape ban. It also ordered district-level authorised officers and compliance reports.
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How we verify →The petition remains pending with enforcement directions in force; next hearing listed as 12 November 2025 per LiveLaw report.
What happened
The High Court was hearing a public interest petition seeking implementation of the 2019 law banning e-cigarettes, and the officer-in-charge told the Court that steps had been taken to seize e-cigarettes and to block websites.
The High Court recorded in an earlier order dated 6 May 2025 that police action on online sale had been taken and websites had been blocked, with details as per that order.
The High Court directed the Director General of Police to prepare teams of officers from the range headquarters to implement the 2019 Act in full, and directed the Chief Secretary to appoint Collector-rank authorised officers in each district.
The High Court sought district-wise compliance reports and a Union report on blocked websites and action against sellers, and kept the petition pending for further orders.
What the record says
“The Director General of Police shall prepare a team of Officers representing the various range headquarters, who would take steps to implement the Act of 2019 in its entirety.”
Rajasthan High Court order dated 18/09/2025 in D.B. Civil Writ Petition (PIL) No. 10192/2022, as reproduced in LiveLaw report — read the full text
No complaining victim
Possessing, selling or vaping e-cigarettes involves consenting adults and no complaining victim; the state seizes the devices, blocks sellers and polices online trade.
What we could not confirm
Exact dates and places of individual police raids and seizures were not stated in the readable report located; order-copy PDFs were unreadable. No named seller prosecution or conviction was confirmed.