Supreme Court Rules Out Both Total and Unrestricted Firecracker Use

The Supreme Court indicated that it would reject both a complete firecracker ban and unrestricted all-day bursting during Diwali.

What happened

The Supreme Court indicated that it would reject both a complete firecracker ban and unrestricted all-day bursting during Diwali. The Bench said religious sentiments must be balanced against pollution-related harm to children, elderly people and persons with illnesses. It discussed specified bursting hours and will consider technical pollution-control material before final directions. The observations are not yet the final festival regime; the forthcoming order will determine permissible categories, timings and safeguards.

Legal significance

The legal effect is confined to the present ruling or procedural development. Allegations and submissions are not treated as established facts.

What follows

The matter proceeds according to the operative judicial or statutory process described above.

Source: Original report