The Supreme Court of India criticised Delhi’s state government and police for failing to enforce the fireworks ban, noting that continued sale and bursting of crackers in the national capital even after the Diwali festival contributed to severe air pollution.
The court said no religion promoted activities causing pollution and that such actions infringed on the right to health of citizens. “No religion encourages any activity which creates pollution,” a bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said.
