Kerala High Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to Arundhati Roy's Book Cover Depicting Smoking

Oct 13, 2025 02:08 pm CST

The Kerala High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation against author Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Comes To Me' that claimed its cover depicting the author smoking violated tobacco advertising laws. The court noted that the publisher had already included an appropriate disclaimer and criticized the petitioner for failing to examine relevant materials before filing the case.