from daijiworld's special correspondent
Panaji, Nov 29: Megastar Amitabh Bacchan got the interim respite in the tobacco related case with District and sessions court, Panaji, staying the order of Judicial magistrate First Class (JMFC), Panaji summoning him and four others to the court.
Bacchan was summoned by JMFC, Panaji in connection with the case filed by organization National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) alleging violation of central and state tobacco laws following display of a hoarding, which showed Big B with a cigar.
The revision petition against the JMFC's order was filed by Amitabh Bacchan Corporation limited (ABCL) praying that pending hearing and disposal of revision application, the process issued by the JMFC be stayed and sought ad-interim ex-parte relief.
The JMFC on November 20 had issued summons to Bacchan, keshu Ramsay, M/S DMS Films private limited, Mumbai and M/S Anchor Daewoo India Limited to appear before the court on November 29.
The NOTE had objected to displaying hoarding showing Amitabh Bacchan with a cigar and endorsing an electrical appliance of M/S Anchor Daewoo India Limited under the brand name Anchor.
They had alleged that these hoardings were in gross violation of cigarettes and tobacco and other tobacco products prohibition of advertisement and regulations of the trade and commerce, production supply and distribution act, 2003 and under section 7 of Goa prohibition of smoking and spitting act, 1997.