Nepal Court Lifts Vaping Ban
Nepal’s High Court has ordered the government to lift restrictions on the import and sale of vaping devices, allowing vape businesses to resume operations. According to myRepublica, a division bench led by judges Kabi Prasad Neupane and Hemant Rawal ruled
Nepal’s High Court has ordered the government to lift restrictions on the import and sale of vaping devices, allowing vape businesses to resume operations. According to myRepublica, a joint bench of judges Kabi Prasad Neupane and Hemant Rawal ruled in favor of Vape Mandu Traders, which had filed suit against several government agencies including the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health, and Customs.
The court found that the government had attempted to enforce a vaping ban under a 2015 tobacco directive, but that this was not legally sufficient grounds to block sales. Customs had suspended vape imports after a notice was issued by the Education and Communication Department under the Ministry of Health.
In the previous fiscal year, Nepal collected more than NPR 230 million (US$1.7 million) in customs revenue from vape imports, highlighting the sector’s potential to generate additional government revenue.
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