Hindu groups move Supreme Court against cracker ban

NEW DELHI: The SC will take up on Friday a fresh petition seeking to overturn a ban on the sale of crackers till November 1. The application has been filed by Indic Collective, a Chennai-based civil liberties organisation. Crackers are an “integral part of Diwali” involving cultural and religious rights of the people, the outfit said, seeking recall of the top court’s October 9 order, imposing a ban on sale of crackers in Delhi-NCR region.