The Supreme Court on October 31, 2018, has clarified that firecrackersother than green crackers will not be sold in the Delhi-NCR region this festival season.
A Bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said firecrackers already produced can be sold in this festival season in other parts of the country.
Further, the Bench also clarified that in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and other southern states, firecrackers can be burst from 4 am to 5 am and from 9 pm to 10 pm during festivals.
Moreover, the Bench said that its direction on community bursting of firecrackers will apply pan India for two hours and its directions on the ban on sale of firecrackers through e-commerce websites will also apply pan India.
Supreme Court dismisses a PIL filed by Sanjeev Newar seeking to quash FIRs registered over use of firecrackers during Diwali
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Feb 18, 2022
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Supreme Court dismisses a PIL filed by Sanjeev Newar seeking to quash FIRs registered over use of firecrackers during Diwali."How FIRs can be quashed in a PIL under Article 32?", bench asks.Adv Shashank Shekhar Jha for the petitioner submits that multiple FIRs were filed in different states. He submits SC has clarified that there is no blanket ban on firecrackers, but FIRs are registered for even using green crackers.SC says PIL under Article 32 petition is not maintainable to quash FIR....
Plea before SC opposing "blanket ban on firecrackers”
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Nov 01, 2021
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Plea before SC by Sanjeev Newar & Swati Goel through advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha opposing “blanket ban on firecrackers” by states & high courts. Plea seeks direction for no FIR against general public if burst crackers for lack of knowledge on ingredients of fire crackers.About 50 licensed fire cracker traders have approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to sell green firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in the national capital.The plea comes in the wake of the...
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