No holy text prescribes it: Kerala HC bans firecracker bursting at non secular spots at atypical hours

India’s Kerala Excessive Court has prohibited the bursting of firecrackers at atypical hours at non secular spots citing the absence of any non secular commandment to retain out so, media reports mentioned. Justice Amit Rawal, presiding over a single identify bench, has ordered all District Collectors in the narrate to conduct raids in non secular locations with the lend a hand of the Commissioners of Police.

The court docket ordered the confiscation of illegally saved firecrackers and issued sure instructions prohibiting the bursting of firecrackers in non secular locations at unconventional occasions.

“I…command the Deputy Collector with the Assistance of the Commissioner of Police, Cochin and diversified districts, to conduct raids in all non secular locations and take into possession of the crackers illegally saved in all non secular locations and disclose instructions that henceforth onwards no crackers will most certainly be burst in non secular locations at atypical time as prima facie there’ll not be this form of thing as a commandment in any of the holy book to burst crackers for spellbinding the God,” the court docket reportedly seen.

Petition hunting for ban

The court docket’s decision became as soon as in line with a petition hunting for the court docket’s intervention in combating the spend of firecrackers in non secular locations across Kerala. The petitioners argued that explosive licenses, issued by the District Collector below Explosive Suggestions, had been granted to a few temple authorities.

The court docket concurred with the petitioners, declaring that such licenses must peaceful no longer be granted for the reason that spend of firecrackers outcomes in noise and air pollution and disturbs the peace.

(With inputs from companies)