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Supreme Court Flags Breach of Firecracker Curbs, Urges Strict Enforcement

Supreme Court Flags Breach of Firecracker Curbs, Urges Strict Enforcement

India’s Supreme Court criticized widespread violations of its orders on firecracker restrictions around Deepavali. The bench urged authorities to take enforceable action against sellers while balancing tradition, health, and public interests.

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Our orders breached ‘left and right’, Deepavali was a festival of lights before gunpowder, Supreme Court says in firecrackers case