Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that the directions regulating firecrackers are not just meant for Delhi-NCR but are applicable for the entire country.
The top court had earlier given directions against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers. In 2021, the Supreme Court had passed a slew of directions to ensure that banned chemicals are not used in crackers ahead of Diwali. The Apex Court had clarified there was no blanket ban on the use of firecrackers and only those fireworks which contain barium salts are prohibited.
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Hearing an application seeking directions to Rajasthan to comply with the orders regarding ban on barium crackers, Justice AS Bopanna said “these days children don’t burst crackers, it is the adults…”
Saying that no fresh directions are needed for Rajasthan, the Court directed the state to take specific note of the previous orders and reiterated that its orders are binding on all states in the country.
“At this juncture, no specific order will be necessary in as much as this Court in the course of hearing the petitions has passed several orders, where steps have been indicated to minimise and avoid air as well as noise pollution. Hence the said orders will bind every state in the country, including the state of Rajasthan. Therefore, we make it clear that the state of Rajasthan would also take note of this and take all steps to minimize air and noise pollution, not only during the festival season, but even thereafter” LiveLaw quoted a bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh said in its order today.
In another hearing over air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court ordered Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi to ensure that stubble burning is stopped to control rising air pollution. It also asked the Delhi Pollution Control Board Chairperson to look into the non-operation of smog towers in the national capital.
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