It is a matter of surprise as to how the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Bengaluru Urban district granted licences left, right, and centre when he, in the capacity as the District Magistrate, had no power under the law to grant licences to store and sell firecrackers/sparklers beyond 600 kg, the High Court of Karnataka has said.
The court made it clear that the DCs would be held accountable for any accident in future if they failed to restrain from granting licences beyond 600 kg of storage and selling of firecrackers/sparklers.
