This provision prohibits the advertisement, promotion, and sponsorship of cigarettes and other tobacco products, "banning direct ads, surrogate ads, promoting through media, displays, leaflets, and any activity suggesting tobacco use, with strict penalties."

It, however, allows health warnings on packages and some specific retail point displays.

"We see no reason to interfere with the impugned High Court order," the CJI said.

The counsel for the petitioner said, "We don't know it's a 'ganja beedi' or a 'normal beedi'. She is herself shown smoking it."

He added that the book has a very small disclaimer and does not contain a prominent warning as provided under the law.

"Book, publisher or author has nothing to do with advertising for cigarettes etc. This is not an advertisement. You may disagree with the views of the author... but that does not mean such a case can lie," the CJI said.

The book is a memoir authored by Roy.