Seven individuals have now gone to the Court of Appeal to challenge the Health Ministry’s smoking ban at food outlets which was enforced beginning Jan 1.

The appellants are seeking to quash a Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling on Oct 29, which dismissed their judicial review application to uphold their right to light up at eateries.

This was confirmed by their counsel Mohd Haniff Khatri Abdulla in a text message this afternoon...