HC fixes 3 hours for bursting crackers on Diwali in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh
Residents of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh can burn crackers only for three hours -- from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm -- on Diwali, the high court ordered here, days after the Supreme Court banned the sale of fireworks in neighbouring Delhi and National Capital region. Concerned over the pollution from crackers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today also issued a number of instructions to authorities on issuing of temporary licences to traders in the states and the Union Territory. The division bench restricted the authorities from issuing permanent licenses without the court's permission and also limited the number of temporary licences to be issued to traders. "The court has made it clear that no permanent licence for firecrackers under the Explosives Act will be issued henceforth without the permission of the high court," Gupta said. Temporary licences will be issued only by deputy commissioners and this power will not be delegated to anybody else, Gupta said while giving details of the court's directives.
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