The Supreme Court will today hear traders' plea seeking modification of its October 9 order banning sale of firecrackers in Delhi and national capital region (NCR) till 31st of this month.<br/><br/>The traders mentioned the matter before the apex court for an urgent hearing and said, their licences were revived in pursuance of the court's order passed on September 12 and they had procured firecrackers for sale during Diwali. The interim application would come up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice A K Sikri today. <br/><br/>The apex court had said that its September 12 order temporarily lifting the stay and permitting sale of firecrackers, would be made effective only from November 1st.
News On AIR | October 13, 2017 9:16 AM
Firecracker ban in Delhi: Supreme Court to hear traders' plea on October 13