Supreme Court Bans Sale, Stocking Of Firecrackers In National Capital Region

The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a blanket ban on the sale and stocking of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) for a fortnight. It also asked the central government to immediately suspend the licences of those who stock them.

A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur, Justice A K Sikri and Justice S A Bobde said no licences would be issued till further orders. In another direction, the court asked the Central Pollution Control Board to prepare a report to show what elements were used in the manufacturing of the firecrackers to ascertain if they were harmful to people.

Despite experts saying that vehicular pollution and construction are the main causes of pollution in the country’s capital, no efforts have been made to regulate these activities.

With inputs from IANS