Justice D Y Chandrachud congratulated Jutice A K Sikri and appreciated his order of banning the sale of fireworks as that according to him made sure that this Diwali people could breathe fresh air. This year there was a fall in the burning of crackers by 66 percent after the ban as compared to last year. Shikha TiwariI
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has restricted the time for bursting firecrackers from 6:30 to 9:30 i.e. 3 hours on the day of Diwali. All temporary licences issued till date have been declared invalid. It also stated that PCR Vans shall be used by the UT to ensure safety and keep a check on the people
The Supreme Court put a hold sale of fire crackers in Delhi and NCR region stating that sale will get implemented only from November 1, 2017. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said it wanted to test the effect of the ban on air quality after Diwali noting that each year festival leaves the air in Delhi thick
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a plea filed by kids Arjun-Gopal and others tomorrow seeking restoration of its last years decision of prohibiting fire crackers in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The plea has also sought recall of apex court verdict dated September 12 which had temporarily lifted the order of suspending permanent licences for sale of firecrackers
The Delhi High Court has taken a suo motu cognizance of the air pollution in the Capital and the NCR areas. It has issued a slew of directions to the States of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh highlighting the urgency of the need to check the contamination of air arising due
