SC may suggest 5-hour window to burst crackers on Diwali

October 17, 2015 02:36

The Supreme Court has said that it would seriously consider limiting the cracker bursting time on Diwali to between 5 pm and 10 pm.

Hearing a petition filed by three toddlers seeking a complete ban on crackers, a bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Amitava Roy on Friday asked solicitor general Ranjit Kumar and additional solicitor general Maninder Singh to consult the departments concerned in the government and come out with their response within a week to six suggestions given by the petitioner's counsel A M Singhvi.

The court posted the matter for October 27.

One of the suggestions which caught the court's attention related to limiting the cracker bursting time between 7 pm and 9 pm.

The bench thought it was too small a window and suggested that it could be from 5 pm to 10 pm on Diwali day.

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