New Delhi: The High Court on Thursday rejected the plea challenging the order for a complete ban of firecrackers in the national capital till January 1, 2023.
The court observed that a similar matter is pending before the Supreme Court and it would not be appropriate for the bench to hear the petition now.
The petitioner challenged the order by DPCC directing a complete ban on the storage. manufacturing, sale and bursting of firecrackers in NCT of Delhi.
It was also stated that the Court further held, “The purport of Clause (i), in our opinion, is that there will be a total ban on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers during the Covid-19 pandemic only where the air quality becomes ‘poor’ or more than poor category. That is a just direction. In other words, if the air quality of the concerned area is moderate or better, the authorities may permit the sale and use of green firecrackers, as specified in the order itself…”
It was submitted that the air quality in New Delhi has been moderate or better at least since August 15, 2022. In this view, there is no occasion to impose a ban on the use of even green crackers.
(With Agency Inputs)
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