{"id":53482,"date":"2018-08-02T15:10:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=53482"},"modified":"2018-08-02T15:10:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:40:59","slug":"sc-to-check-whether-there-should-be-total-ban-on-firecrackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-to-check-whether-there-should-be-total-ban-on-firecrackers","title":{"rendered":"SC to check whether there should be total ban on firecrackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" data-attachment-id=\"53463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/legality-of-female-genital-mutilation-to-be-decided-by-supreme-court\/attachment\/12\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?fit=640%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?resize=300%2C157&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?resize=150%2C79&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/12.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>New Delhi:<\/b>\u00a0The Supreme Court today said it would examine whether there should be a total ban on use of firecrackers as it noted that air pollution reached hazardous proportions during Diwali.<\/p>\n<p>It said around 20-25 per cent of children in the city suffer from respiratory problems due to abnormally high levels of pollution during the festival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are we supposed to take a holistic approach and ban everything that contributes to pollution or take an ad-hoc approach and simply ban firecrackers?&#8221; a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked.<\/p>\n<p>The court also noted that air pollution posed a major threat to infants and the toxicity of the air increased exponentially after burning of crackers.<br \/>\nSenior advocate C A Sundaram, appearing for a firecracker manufacturer, argued that according to studies, the effect of ban on crackers on air pollution has been meagre and that there should be a scientific study on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The matter was listed for hearing on August 8.<br \/>\nThe top court had last year banned the sale of firecrackers for a limited period while hearing a plea filed by three minors through their guardian.<br \/>\nThe court had refused to relax its October 9 order banning the sale of firecrackers while dismissing a plea by traders who had sought its permission to sell crackers for at least a day or two before Diwali on October 19, 2017.<br \/>\nIt had said that its ban order during Diwali that year was an experiment to examine its effect on the pollution level in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi:\u00a0The Supreme Court today said it would examine whether there should be a total ban on use of firecrackers as it noted that air pollution reached hazardous proportions during Diwali. 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