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Supreme Court fixes two-hour period for bursting firecrackers on Diwali

Supreme Court fixes two-hour period for bursting firecrackers on Diwali<br>On October 9 last year, the top court temporarily banned the sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali

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Supreme Court fixes two-hour period for bursting firecrackers on Diwali

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  1. Supreme Court fixes two-hour period Supreme Court fixes two-hour period for bursting firecrackers on Diwali for bursting firecrackers on Diwali On October 9 last year, the top court temporarily banned the sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the sale and manufacture of low emission “green” firecrackers countrywide and fixed a two-hour time period from 8 pm to 10 pm for bursting them on Diwali and other festivals. A Bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan also restrained e- commerce websites such as Flipkart and Amazon from selling firecrackers, which were beyond the permissible limit. The order came on a plea seeking a ban on manufacture and sale of firecrackers across the country to curb air pollution. The Bench also said e-commerce websites will be hauled up for contempt of court, if they don't adhere to the court's direction.

  2. "Firecrackers with permissible decibel sound limits will only be allowed to be sold in the market," the Bench said. It also asked the Centre to encourage community cracker bursting during Diwali and other festivals in Delhi-NCR and directed all states to explore feasibility of community cracker bursting during festivals.It also said that Station House Officers of police stations concerned will be held liable if banned firecrackers are sold in READ FULL ARTICLE HERE ON ↔ BS / BUSINESS STANDARD

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