Calcutta HC orders full ban on firecrackers forward of Diwali

The Calcutta High Court ordered an entire ban on every kind of firecrackers all through the state of West Bengal throughout Diwali/Kali Puja. According to stories, the ban on firecrackers would additionally apply for all different upcoming festivities within the state together with Guru Nanak Jayanti, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.
#Breaking| #CalcuttaHighCourt orders an entire ban on utilization/sale of every kind of firecrackers together with inexperienced crackers through the upcoming festivities – Kali Puja/Diwali/Chhat Puja/Christmas. Police instructed to maintain a strict vigil on use/sale of firecrackers @ZeeNews— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_news) October 29, 2021
Earlier the state authorities had allowed inexperienced crackers for the upcoming celebrations however the courtroom famous, “Keeping in mind the practical realities, we find that there is no mechanism in place to ascertain whether the crackers being sold/burst are only green crackers in compliance with the norms set in place by the relevant certifying body”.
The order additional added, “That apart it would be an impossible task by police and law enforcement bodies to inspect classification of firecrackers under which they are sold…Laying the window open for green crackers to be used would positively entail abundant abuse”,
#CalcuttaHighCourt orders an entire ban on utilization/sale of every kind of firecrackers together with inexperienced crackers through the upcoming Diwali/Kali Puja festivities. Only wax or oil primarily based diyas permitted for use. Police instructed to maintain a strict vigil on use/sale of firecrackers. pic.twitter.com/sRV4vuytrh— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) October 29, 2021
Notably, a PIL ( Public Interest Litigation) was filed by a so-called social employee and ‘environmental activist’ Roshni Ali within the Calcutta High Court, searching for an entire ban on firecrackers because of the current pandemic state of affairs.
According to stories, the petitioner additionally cited the 2020 order that had banned firecrackers and acknowledged that Covid state of affairs would worsen within the state if crackers weren’t banned.
Division bench together with Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Aniruddha Roy handed the order noting the difficulties in establishing that solely inexperienced crackers as permitted by the Supreme Court are burnt.