“Under the guise of enjoyment you (manufacturers) cannot play with lives of citizens. We are not against particular community. We want to s...

Celebration does not mean use of loud crackers, it can also be with "Fuljhaddi" and the like which are not noisy, SC said.

The petitioners have contended that the ban was arbitrary, unreasonable and excessive.

The apex court had earlier refused to impose complete ban on sale of firecrackers and said that sale can happen through only licensed trade...

The bans were extended by the Supreme Court-appointed agency on the recommendations of a Central Pollution Control Board-led task force, wh...

Partly as a result of smoke from crackers, the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi jumped to 574 which falls in the "severe-plus emerg...

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 302 at 11 pm, which fell in the very poor category, according to the Central Pollution ...

A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said firecrackers already produced can be sold in this festival season only in other parts ...

A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict earlier on August 28, said that bursting of crackers on Diwa...