Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | Environment – Air Pollution |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Writ Petition |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Directions Issued |
Headnote | Environment – Air Pollution – Petitioners prayed for directionsto the respondents to take possible measures for checking thepollution by striking at the causes of the pollution, which includedbanning the use of firecrackers, sparkles and minor explosives, inany form, during festivals or otherwise – The following specificdirections were issued: (1) Crackers with reduced emission (improvedcrackers) and green crackers only would be permitted to bemanufactured and sold; (2) Production and sale of other crackersis hereby banned; (3) Manufacture, sale and use of joinedfirecrackers (series crackers or laris) is hereby banned; (4) Saleshall only be through licensed traders; (5) no e-commerce websites,including flipkart, amazon etc., shall accept any online orders andeffect online sales; (6) barium salts in the fireworks is also herebybanned; (7) Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)is directed to review the clinical composition of fireworks,particularly reducing aluminum content – For undertaking thisexercise, PESO would also associate Fireworks Research andDevelopment Centre (FRDC); (8) even those crackers which havealready been produced and they do not fulfill the reduced emissionfirecrackers conditions will not be allowed to be sold in Delhi andNCR; (9) PESO will ensure fireworks with permitted chemicals onlyto be purchased/possessed/sold/used during Diwali and all otherreligious festivals, of any religion whatsoever, and other occasionslike marriages, etc – It shall test and check for the presence ofbanned chemicals like Lithium/Arsenic/ Antimony/Lead/Mercury;(10) PESO will ensure suspension of the licenses of manufacturersof such fireworks items and appropriate disposal of such stock; (11) PESO will ensure that only those crackers whose decibel(sound) level are within the limits are allowed in the market and willensure to take action by suspending the licenses of the manufacturerson such violations and disposal of such lots; (12) Extensive publicawareness campaigns shall be taken up by the Central Government/State Governments/Schools/ Colleges informing the public aboutthe harmful effects of firecrackers; (13) On Diwali days or on anyother festivals like Gurpurab etc., when such fireworks generallytake place, it would strictly be from 8:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. only –On Christmas eve and New Year eve, when such fireworks startaround midnight, i.e. 12:00 a.m., it would be from 11:55 p.m. till12:30 a.m. only; (14) The Union of India, Government of NCT ofDelhi and the State Governments of the NCR would permit communityfirecracking only for Diwali and some other festivals, wherever itcan be done – Even for marriages and other occasions, sale ofonly improved crackers and green crackers is permitted – Insofaras other States are concerned, an endeavour shall be made by themalso to explore the feasibility of community firecracking; (15) Allthe official respondents, and particularly the Police, shall ensurethat fireworks take place only during the designated time and atdesignated places, as mentioned above – They shall also ensurethat there is no sale of banned firecrackers; (16) Central PollutionControl Board (CPCB) and respective State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees (SPCBs/PCCs) of the States and UnionTerritories shall carry out short-term monitoring in their cities for14 days (commencing from 7 days prior to Diwali and ending 7days after Diwali) for the parameters namely, Aluminum, Barium,Iron apart from the regulatory parameters against the short-termAmbient Air Quality Criteria Values (AAQCVs) proposed by CPCBwith regard to bursting of firecrackers. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri |
Neutral Citation | 2018 INSC 981 |
Petitioner | Arjun Gopal And Others |
Respondent | Union Of India And Others |
SCR | [2018] 13 S.C.R. 464 |
Judgement Date | 2018-10-23 |
Case Number | 728 |
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