Two days after the Supreme Court upheld the ban on sale of crackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1, a group of traders today moved the court seeking modification of the order. The traders told the Supreme Court that their licences were revived in pursuance of its order passed in September 12 following which they procured firecrackers for sale during Diwali. Following the Supreme Court order, Delhi Police will cancel nearly 400 temporary firecracker licenses and 150 permanent ones and will also issue advertisements announcing cancellation of licenses. A public notice has also been issued informing people about the ban and requesting their cooperation in ensuring that the Supreme Court order is implemented, the officer said. The Confederation of All India Traders has requested the government to file a review petition against the Supreme Court order.

Source: India Today October 11, 2017 05:15 UTC