The court order on firecrackers is not limited just to Diwali; it has fixed a duration for bursting of crackers on other events and festivals as well.
Refusing
to impose a blanket ban on the sale and use of firecrackers,
the Supreme Court on Tuesday said only green firecrackers, which are
less polluting, will be allowed to be sold in the country.
The
Court, however, banned the sale of firecrackers on e-commerce
websites.
The
court order is not limited only to Diwali;
durations have been fixed for bursting of crackers on all events and
festivals. On Diwali, crackers are allowed between 8 pm and 10 pm. On
Chirstmas eve and New Year, it will be allowed only between 11.45 pm
and 12.45 am.
The
Bench of Justice A K Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan had, after
hearing the petitioners, firecrackers manufacturers, the Centre and
the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on August 28, reserved its
order on the plea for a countrywide ban on firecrackers to curb the
deteriorating air pollution.
The
Bench had earlier said that there was a need to strike a balance
between the right to health and the right to carry on a trade or
profession.
The
firecracker manufacturers had told the court that crackers were not
the sole cause of rising pollution during Diwali. It was one of the
contributing factors and that an entire industry could not be shut
down on this count.
One
of the pleas filed by a child, Arjun Gopal, represented by lawyer
Gopal Shankarnarayan, had sought a ban on the possession of
firecrackers in the National Capital Region as that was contributing
to an already alarming level of air pollution in the area.
In
2017, the apex court had prohibited the sale of firecrackers in
NCR-Delhi during Diwali.
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