Law which is good - ban on smoking

·         There are various laws imposed by the govt from time to time.

·         All these laws are for the benefit of the society in general.

·         Without these laws we would be living in utter chaos.

·         The law I am going to talk about here is ‘Ban on smoking in public places’.

·         This law was made effective from 2^nd October 2008

·         It is the birth date of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi

·         In this law, smoking is strictly prohibited in public places , such as hospitals, courts, bus stops, cinema halls and so on

·         If any person is caught smoking in public places, he can be fined Rs. 200

·         Smoking is very bad for health

·         It is bad for the smoker and also for the passive smoker

·         There are many diseases caused by smoking like

-          Lung cancer

-          Chest infections like Coughs (bronchitis)

·         If a pregnant woman does passive smoking then the child can be born with defects