Supreme Court fixes two-hour period 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 ecommerce 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.