Order on firecrackers applies to all states, not only NCR: Supreme Court

AHEAD OF Diwali, the Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that its order banning the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers are applicable not just to the National Capital Region but to the entire country. A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh was hearing an application that sought directions to the Rajasthan government to comply with the top court’s orders banning the use of bannec hemicsa and regulating noise levels.