Earlier, the Centre, during the hearing, asserted that it is not in favour of blanket ban on crackers, referring to the apex court's 2001 ruling which allowed fireworks from 6 AM to 10 PM.
In the previous hearing, the court had directed the Centre and states to educate people about the ill effects of crackers and advise them not to use fireworks.
Three infants aged between 3 to 14 months had approached the Supreme Court urging it to ban the sale of firecrackers on Dussehra and Diwali stressing that a pollution-free environment was their right.
SCI Says Can't ban firecracker bursting on Diwali Wednesday Oct 28,2015
The Supreme Court of India(SCI)categorically refused to ban people from bursting
firecrackers during Diwali, saying it might be "dangerous" to infringe
into the common man's right to enjoy his religious festivities.
Refusing the plea made by 3 Toddlers,
who turned to the Supreme Court for relief against the air pollution
caused by firecrackers during Diwali, a Bench led by Chief Justice H.L.
Dattu said: "the court cannot stop people from bursting crackers in
front of their homes."
The Chief Justice observed, "If we try to stop, he will say it is my
right. Such a ban will lead to a dangerous situation. Chaos."
The court dismissed arguments made by senior advocate Abhishek Manu
Singhvi to prescribe a time limit and even designate public spaces where
people can burst crackers.
"Sorry. We cannot tell everybody to go to some Nehru maidan and burst crackers," the Chief Justice said.
The Bench, however, pulled up the Centre for not publishing
advertisements widely in the media warning of health hazards and to
follow regulations concerning noise pollution.
The court further reiterated its 2005 order prescribing time limit to
avoid causing disturbance to the public during "night time".
In the 2005 order, the court had defined "night time" as the hours between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m
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