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SC order on firecrackers: The main observations
New Delhi, Oct 23: The Supreme Court refused to ban the sale of firecrackers, but imposed several restrictions.
The court issued a series of directions, while delivering its verdict. The verdict would not be applicable only to Delhi, but to the entire country.
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Here are the details of the SC order on firecrackers:
- The SC banned mixed series crackers (laris). High decibel crackers and those crackers containing led, arsenic, antimony, lithium and mercury have been banned.
- Those firecrackers which have already been manufactured and do not conform to the new standards cannot be sold in Delhi-NCR. Only green crackers will be manufactured from now onwards.
- Only licensed traders can manufacture firecrackers.
- The sale of crackers online will be not permitted. Those found selling crackers online will be hauled up for contempt and also penalised.
- The court said that community cracker bursting must be encouraged during festivals. All states have been directed to explore the feasibility of community cracker bursting.
- During Diwali, crackers can be burst only between 8 pm and 10 pm.
- During Christmas and New Year, crackers can be burst between 11.45 pm and 12.45 am.
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