The Supreme Court Today (Dec 12) directed Delhi government and other National Capital Region (NCR) States – Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan – to take a final call on prohibiting the use of firecrackers throughout the year. A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked the states to place their decisions on record before the top court. “The ban is required not only to curb the air pollution but noise pollution as well”: Apex Court added.
