Firecracker Ban Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Till 3 PM Today To Hear West Bengal Govt [LIVE UPDATES]

Sr. Adv GS: We found that the manufacturers were constantly manufacturing non-green crackers. Justice Shah records this and notices this.

Sr. Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan (hereinafter GS): I appear for the petitioner in the SC ongoing case. I need to give your Lordships a background.

Justice Rastogi: The practical difficulties is for the Executive to keep in mind.

Justice Khanwilkar: The HC has not specified what are these practical difficulties.

Trivedi: The SC order had taken into account the practical difficulties. Despite that, they had not banned firecrackers completely.

Sr. Adv Malvika Trivedi appearing for a firecracker association (impleaders).

Bhatnagar refers to 2018 SC judgement which set aside Telengana HC order banning use of all firecrackers.

Bhatnagar reading Calcutta HC order: "Keeping in view the practical realities, we find nothing to establish that there is any mechanism in place at present to ascertain whether the crackers being sold or burst/lighted are only green crackers, complying with the norms as set in place"

Bhatnagar: Your Lordships we had filed an impleadment application before the Cal HC.

Bhatnagar reading from the impugned Cal HC order.

Bhatnagar: This is the situation. Green crackers are not banned. We will strictly go by the direction of the Supreme Court and the NGT.

Bhatnagar referring to 29th Oct 2021 order of SC: "It is made clear that there is no total ban on use of firecrackers"