New Delhi: The Supreme Court pronounced on Tuesday its verdict on the plea for a ban on the manufacture, sale, and possession of firecrackers across the nation. A bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan of the Supreme Court said that there is a No ban on sell of firecrackers, but with certain conditions.

The Supreme Court, in its order, banned the online sale of firecrackers and put a stay on the e-commerce portals from selling firecrackers, as the news agency ANI reported.

Although the matter was listed yesterday means Monday, 22 October but The top court pronounced the judgment on October 23.

Worth mention here The top court had on August 28 reserved its order on the plea for a nationwide ban on firecrackers to restrain the worsening air pollution scenario in the national capital Delhi. The court had reserved its verdict after hearing the petitioners, firecrackers manufacturers, the Centre and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) views.

It is noted that on October 9, 2018, the apex court had for the short term banned the sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali in Delhi-NCR region. The Apex court had said that the order would be an experiment to observe the effects of the ban on pollution levels in the region. But the ban was lifted on November 1.