HC for ban on fireworks, elephant parade
8 years, 9 months ago

HC for ban on fireworks, elephant parade

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that it was high time that the State government banned the use of fireworks, involving explosive substances, and parading of elephants in connection with religious festivals and ceremonies. Justice P. Ubaid made the observation while dismissing the bail petitions filed by 40 accused, including the Puttingal temple committee members, in the Paravur fireworks tragedy case. The court pointed out that the State had developed a very unhealthy culture and practice that every religious festival or ceremony must be glamourised by fireworks and elephant parade. Sufficient laws The court added: “We have sufficient laws to ban or control the use of explosives and other substances in connection with festivals and ceremonies.

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Kerala temple authorities booked for illegal fireworks near elephant
1 week, 5 days ago

Kerala temple authorities booked for illegal fireworks near elephant

India Today  

The Kerala police have registered a case against the authorities of a temple for conducting a fireworks display without permission and keeping an elephant dangerously close to the site. The incident took place during the Nandipulam Payyorkkavu temple festival on Sunday, where two of the seven elephants in the procession were tied up in a private property near the fireworks …

Three people dead after elephants spooked by temple fireworks go on rampage
1 month, 1 week ago

Three people dead after elephants spooked by temple fireworks go on rampage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three people died and 35 …

Elephants in Kerala religious festivals: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing of plea to lift stay
2 months ago

Elephants in Kerala religious festivals: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing of plea to lift stay

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday did not heed an oral plea to urgently take up for hearing an application to lift its Order of December 19, 2024, staying a clutch of directions issued by the Kerala High Court, including that elephants must maintain a minimum distance of three metres from each other at religious festivals, parades and exhibitions. …

Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC's Directions On Use Of Elephants For Temple Festivals Which Are Contrary To 2012 Rules
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3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Stays Kerala HC's Directions On Use Of Elephants For Temple Festivals Which Are Contrary To 2012 Rules

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively stayed the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court for the use of elephants in temple festivals. The Court ordered that any direction issued by the High Court contrary to the Kerala Captive Elephants Rules, 2012 would remain stayed. The High Court issued various directions mandating a minimum 3-meter distance between two elephants, minimum …

Supreme Court halts Kerala HC's 'impractical' rules on elephant in temple fests
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court halts Kerala HC's 'impractical' rules on elephant in temple fests

India Today  

At the famous Thrissur Pooram, it’s a centuries-old tradition that a large number of decorated elephants are paraded for all to see. And on Thursday, Supreme Court kept the tradition in mind to temporarily halt the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court on the use of elephants in temple festivals. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N …

Temple authorities cannot do as they please in name of religion: Kerala HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Temple authorities cannot do as they please in name of religion: Kerala HC

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the devaswom officer of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura, for violating court directives on the elephant parade, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally observed that the temple authorities can’t do anything they like in the name of religion. “Only one breach is enough to cancel the festival permission granted but we are not doing it …

Kerala HC Pulls Cochin Devaswom Official For Violating Guidelines Regulating Parading Of Elephants At Temple Festivals, Seeks Affidavit
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala HC Pulls Cochin Devaswom Official For Violating Guidelines Regulating Parading Of Elephants At Temple Festivals, Seeks Affidavit

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has directed an official of the Cochin Devaswom Board to file an affidavit before the Court regarding alleged breach of guidelines issued regulating the parading of Elephants during Temple festivals. Last week, the Court had dismissed an application moved by the Devaswom Board for modification of the 3-meter distance rule between Elephants paraded at the Thripunithura …

Case against Kerala temple authorities for violating elephants' parade norms
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Case against Kerala temple authorities for violating elephants' parade norms

India Today  

A case has been filed against the officials of Kerala's Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple management committee for allegedly violating high court orders linked to the procession of elephants. The case was filed by the Kerala Forest Department against the Devaswom officer and other temple authorities after officials noticed a flouting of Kerala High Court directions in its inspection. The FIR came …

Tradition or safety? How Kerala govt is in a spot over curbs on elephant parades
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tradition or safety? How Kerala govt is in a spot over curbs on elephant parades

India Today  

Kerala’s renowned temple festivals, attracting hundreds of thousands of people, are unimaginable without the traditional elephant parades. The fate of these majestic shows now hangs in the balance with the Kerala High Court questioning their indispensability and stipulating a minimum three-metre gap between each elephant taking part in parades done in the public or at temples. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Gopinath …

Parading captive elephants: Kerala HC says organisers of festival must apply one month before the event
4 months, 1 week ago

Parading captive elephants: Kerala HC says organisers of festival must apply one month before the event

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: To prevent cruelty to elephants during parades, the Kerala High Court ruled on Thursday that organisers of any festival intending to exhibit a captive elephant must apply to the District Committee at least one month prior to the event. The court held that no organiser or Devaswom shall permit the deployment of any squads which go by the name …

Orders against fireworks fell on deaf ears: Kerala High Court
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Orders against fireworks fell on deaf ears: Kerala High Court

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : Observing that the memories of the Puttingal fireworks tragedy which claimed 107 lives still haunt and remain a stark reminder, the Kerala High Court said that despite a slew of directions from the Supreme Court and rules imposing stringent restrictions on the display of fireworks, nothing seems to deter the perpetrators, who continue to infringe the law with …

Denial of nod for fireworks: Palakkad's Nemmara-Vallangi Vela festival committees to move HC
1 year ago

Denial of nod for fireworks: Palakkad's Nemmara-Vallangi Vela festival committees to move HC

New Indian Express  

Meanwhile, the Vallangi Desom committee also decided to approach the court. On Wednesday, the additional district magistrate issued an order citing safety issues in conducting fireworks. Additionally, the necessary risk assessment plans, onsite emergency plans, and risk assessment studies have not been submitted by the festival committee to the district administration, said officials. Consequently, delays in conducting disaster management plans …

SC Sets Aside Calcutta HC Order Imposing Blanket Ban On Use Of Firecrackers In West Bengal Amid Kali Puja, Diwali
3 years, 4 months ago

SC Sets Aside Calcutta HC Order Imposing Blanket Ban On Use Of Firecrackers In West Bengal Amid Kali Puja, Diwali

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Calcutta High Court’s order putting a blanket ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers in West Bengal during the Kali Puja, Diwali celebrations and other festivals this year to check air pollution amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A special vacation bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi said that …

Firecrackers Regulation Not Against Any Particular Festival Or Community : Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Firecrackers Regulation Not Against Any Particular Festival Or Community : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While hearing an application alleging violation of the order banning the use of certain chemicals that were dangerous & beyond safety limits in the fireworks by the manufacturers, the Supreme Court today observed that it was not against any particular festival or commnunity but it could not permit others to play with the citizen's right to lives in the guise …

Firecrackers definitely contribute to air pollution, though they are not the only reason: Supreme Court
6 years, 5 months ago

Firecrackers definitely contribute to air pollution, though they are not the only reason: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Bursting of firecrackers during Deepavali may not be the only reason for air pollution, but the Supreme Court cannot become a mute spectator and allow the deterioration of air quality caused by the bursting during the festival. “But the moot question is whether the menace due to fireworks during Deepavali or other festivals/occasions should be left untouched… should the court …

Pazhanji: Five booked for using sparklers atop jumbo
7 years, 5 months ago

Pazhanji: Five booked for using sparklers atop jumbo

Deccan Chronicle  

THRISSUR: Acting on a complaint of Heritage Animal Task Force, a pro-animal group and news reports, the forest department has registered cases against five persons over an alleged incident of using fire sparklers atop a hired elephant during a church festival at Pazhanji on October 3. “Even though the forest department did not pay much attention to the incident, I …

Pazhanji: Fireworks land church in spot
7 years, 5 months ago

Pazhanji: Fireworks land church in spot

Deccan Chronicle  

THRISSUR: Heritage Animal Task Force, a pro-animal organisation based here, has filed a complaint with the intelligence wing of the Forest Department and Animal Welfare Board of India over an alleged incident of using fire sparklers atop a hired elephant during a church festival at Pazhanji on the evening of October 3. The functionaries of the Task Force have also …

Kollam temple fire: Court grants bail to 41 accused as cops fail to file chargesheet
8 years, 8 months ago

Kollam temple fire: Court grants bail to 41 accused as cops fail to file chargesheet

Firstpost  

Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to all the 41 accused in the Kerala Kollam fire tragedy as the police failed to file a chargeshteet within the 90-day deadline Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to all the 41 accused in the Kerala Kollam fire tragedy as the police failed to file a chargesheet within the 90-day deadline, …

Kerala temple tragedy: All accused granted bail after police fail to file chargesheet in 90 days
8 years, 8 months ago

Kerala temple tragedy: All accused granted bail after police fail to file chargesheet in 90 days

India TV News  

Kerala: About three months after the fire tragedy at the Puttingal Devi temple that claimed over 100 lives, the Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to all 41 accused as the police failed to file the chargesheet within the allotted period of 90 days. Over 110 people were killed and more than 1,000 people were injured in the tragedy …

Kollam temple fire: Kerala HC declines bail to 39 accused
8 years, 9 months ago

Kollam temple fire: Kerala HC declines bail to 39 accused

Firstpost  

The Kerala High Court today declined bail to 39 accused in the Kollam Puttingal temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 109 lives in April. Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday declined bail to 39 accused in the Kollam Puttingal temple fireworks tragedy that claimed 109 lives in April. Refusing the bail to 39 accused, including the temple Trust officials, the …

With unspecified ‘controls’, Kerala allows fireworks displays during Thissur Pooram
8 years, 11 months ago

With unspecified ‘controls’, Kerala allows fireworks displays during Thissur Pooram

India TV News  

Thiruvananthapuram: The recent tragedy at Kerala’s Puttingal temple that over 100 lives appears to have fallen short of delivering the right lessons in th state. Despite the fire tragedy that struck as a result of fireworks displays, the Kerala High Court has approved the use of fireworks during the state's biggest festival, the upcoming Thrissur Pooram that will be held …

Following Kollam tragedy, fireworks banned in AP temple festival
8 years, 11 months ago

Following Kollam tragedy, fireworks banned in AP temple festival

Firstpost  

Revenue Principal Secretary J S V Prasad issued an order to this effect and directed executive officers of all temples in the state to take necessary precautionary measures with immediate effect. Vijayawada: The Endowments Department of Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday issued an order banning use of fireworks as part of any temple festival in the state, days after the …

Temple boards threaten to curtail Thrissur Pooram
8 years, 11 months ago

Temple boards threaten to curtail Thrissur Pooram

The Hindu  

All eyes are on the Kerala High Court, as Thursday’s hearing of the case on fireworks display will decide the fate of the Thrissur Pooram festival. The High Court’s interim order banning high-decibel fireworks between sunset and sunrise, on a petition filed by Justice V. Chidambaresh, has raised concerns over the conduct of the festival on April 17 and 18. …

#Puttingal FireTragedy; No noise making firecrackers in any place of worship between sunset and sunrise: Kerala HC [Read Order]
8 years, 11 months ago

#Puttingal FireTragedy; No noise making firecrackers in any place of worship between sunset and sunrise: Kerala HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

High Court of Kerala in a Suo motto Public Interest Litigation, ordered that no noise making fire crackers can be used in any place of worship between sunset and the sunrise. The Bench also said that the firecrackers used in the day time should also not be making noise more than 140 Decibels.Division bench comprising of Justices Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan …

Kerala temple tragedy: HC imposes partial ban on use of fireworks at places of worship
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala temple tragedy: HC imposes partial ban on use of fireworks at places of worship

India TV News  

Kollam: In a bid to ensure that tragedies such as the one that struck the Puttingal Temple in Kollam in Kerala leaving over a 100 people, the Kerala High Court today banned the use of sound-making fireworks at all places of worship between sunset and sunrise. The matter of a complete ban on explosive fireworks is also in court is …

Kerala High Court puts an end to use of high-decibel pyrotechnics
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala High Court puts an end to use of high-decibel pyrotechnics

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered strict enforcement of the provisions in the Explosive Rules, banning the use of high-decibel crackers and display of fireworks between the hours of sunset and sunrise, at places of worship in the State. A Division Bench of Justices Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Anu Sivaraman issued the directive when a suo motu case, initiated …

Kerala all-party meet to discuss ban on fireworks display in places of worship
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala all-party meet to discuss ban on fireworks display in places of worship

The Hindu  

The Kerala government on Tuesday called an all-party meeting on April 14 to discuss whether or not to ban fireworks display during festivities in places of worship in the backdrop of the Kollam temple tragedy that claimed 109 lives and left over 350 injured. Talking to reporters here after a meeting with senior officials and doctors attending to the injured, …

A day after the blast, HC steps in against high-decibel fireworks
8 years, 11 months ago

A day after the blast, HC steps in against high-decibel fireworks

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Monday initiated a suo motu public interest writ petition based on a letter from a judge of the High Court seeking to ban high-decibel firecrackers in festivals and celebrations in the State. A Division Bench, comprising Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Anu Sivaraman, ordered registration of a suo motu public interest litigation on the …

Exclusive; Kollam Fire Tragedy: Kerala HC to consider Sitting Judge’s Letter seeking ban on Fireworks as PIL Tomorrow [Read Letter]
8 years, 11 months ago

Exclusive; Kollam Fire Tragedy: Kerala HC to consider Sitting Judge’s Letter seeking ban on Fireworks as PIL Tomorrow [Read Letter]

Live Law  

A Day after the Kollam Puttingal Temple Fire Tragedy, a sitting Judge of High Court of Kerala Justice V. Chitambaresh wrote a letter to High Court seeking ban on high-decibel explosives in Fireworks display. He requested the Registrar to place the letter before the Division Bench in order to consider as to whether the same could b treated as a …

Exclusive; Kollam Fire Tragedy: Kerala HC to consider Sitting Judge’s Letter seeking ban on Fireworks as PIL Tomorrow [Read Letter]
8 years, 11 months ago

Exclusive; Kollam Fire Tragedy: Kerala HC to consider Sitting Judge’s Letter seeking ban on Fireworks as PIL Tomorrow [Read Letter]

Live Law  

A Day after the Kollam Puttingal Temple Fire Tragedy, a sitting Judge of High Court of Kerala Justice V. Chitambaresh wrote a letter to High Court seeking ban on high-decibel explosives in Fireworks display. He requested the Registrar to place the letter before the Division Bench in order to consider as to whether the same could b treated as a …

Kerala temple tragedy: Norms violated, basic precautions ignored
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala temple tragedy: Norms violated, basic precautions ignored

India TV News  

Kollam: A day after the fireworks tragedy at Puttingal Devi Temple, it has emerged that there was gross violation of explosives norms and basic precautions were ignored, as also a ban order. ”There seems to be a gross violation of explosives norms”, Chief Controller of Explosives, Sudarshan Kamal, in charge of monitoring use, storage and licensing of explosives, told reporters …

Despite Kollam tragedy, Travancore Devaswom Board says no to ban on fireworks in temple festivals
8 years, 11 months ago

Despite Kollam tragedy, Travancore Devaswom Board says no to ban on fireworks in temple festivals

Firstpost  

Amid growing clamour for ban on temple fireworks display in Kerala in wake of Kollam temple tragedy, the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages about 1,255 temples in the state, on Monday said it was not for a complete ban on such displays. Thiruvananthapuram: Amid growing clamour for ban on temple fireworks display in Kerala in wake of Kollam temple tragedy, …

Devaswom Board says no ban on fireworks in Kerala temple festivals
8 years, 11 months ago

Devaswom Board says no ban on fireworks in Kerala temple festivals

The Hindu  

Amid growing clamour for ban on temple fireworks display in Kerala in wake of Kollam temple fire tragedy, the Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages about 1,255 temples in the state, today said it was not for a complete ban on such displays. “In various temples fireworks display is part of temple rituals and we cannot ban it”, he said. Kerala …

Kerala: Temple firework display is a religion for many
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala: Temple firework display is a religion for many

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Even when major and minor accidents claim precious lives during fireworks in various parts of the district, the hardcore fans of fireworks never want to get it banned or restricted. In earlier days, only small low-intensity crackers were used and later the events have become a competitive and massive event to show pomp and glory,” said Pradeep Namboothiri Avanaparambu, …

Activists seek blanket ban on fireworks across Kerala
8 years, 11 months ago

Activists seek blanket ban on fireworks across Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

THRISSUR: The anti-firework activists here has asked the state government for a blanket ban on fireworks across the state for three months including the one held during Thrissur Pooram in view of the tragedy in Kollam on Sunday morning. In the Thrissur and Palakkad districts all the major poorams having fireworks like Nenmara Vela, Uthralikkavu Pooram, Kuttiyangavu and Anthimahakalankkavu is …

Kerala temple fire tragedy: Why temple sites in the state are disaster zones during festivals
8 years, 11 months ago

Kerala temple fire tragedy: Why temple sites in the state are disaster zones during festivals

Firstpost  

This is a fast-spreading social evil that cannot be stopped by rules and regulations, but by self-restraint. As in the case of many disastrous fireworks tragedies in Kerala, there was no permission for the fireworks for the Kollam temple as well The fireworks accident at a temple in the southern district of Kollam in Kerala early this morning was the …

Documents Show Kerala Temple Did Not Have Permission for Fireworks
8 years, 11 months ago

Documents Show Kerala Temple Did Not Have Permission for Fireworks

The Quint  

The document, a copy of which is with The News Minute, says that the Collector had received a complaint from a woman named Pankajakshi, whose house was located 25 metres away from the temple. After receiving the complaint, the ADM asked various officials to assess the situation and submit reports on the safety of such an event. The report of …

Puttingal temple fire: Permission for fireworks display was denied, temple authorities booked
8 years, 11 months ago

Puttingal temple fire: Permission for fireworks display was denied, temple authorities booked

India TV News  

Kollam: The district authorities in Kollam had denied permission for any fireworks display at the Puttingal temple in Kerala where a fire tragedy on Sunday left nearly 100 people dead.The tragedy occurred around 3.30 am when a spark from an exploding cracker fell on a building that stored a huge quantity of crackers. Kollam District Collector A Shinemol had clearly …

Explosion During Fireworks Show Kills More Than 100 In Kerala, India
8 years, 11 months ago

Explosion During Fireworks Show Kills More Than 100 In Kerala, India

NPR  

Explosion During Fireworks Show Kills More Than 100 In Kerala, India Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A fire swept through a packed Hindu temple in the southern state of Kerala, India, during a fireworks display early Sunday, killing more than 100 people. Sponsor Message Kerala's top elected official, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, said that "the fire started when …

Supreme Court to decide if using elephants for joyrides is cruel
9 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to decide if using elephants for joyrides is cruel

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, Rajasthan and Goa on pleas alleging that cruelty is being meted out to elephants. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre, Rajasthan and Goa on pleas alleging that cruelty is being meted out to elephants used for joyrides in these states. Earlier, the court had …

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