UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

The Bombay High Court’s firecracker order, as reported, primarily prohibits:

  1. manufacture and sale of all firecrackers nationwide
  2. bursting firecrackers at public places in Maharashtra throughout the year
  3. private possession of every type of firecracker
  4. firecracker research by pollution-control authorities

Answer

Correct Answer

bursting firecrackers at public places in Maharashtra throughout the year

Explanation

The Court extended its ban on bursting firecrackers on public roads, streets, lanes and footpaths in Maharashtra throughout the year and across festivals. It clarified that it was not banning manufacture or sale, and the order is not a nationwide prohibition.

Topics: air pollution, bombay high court firecracker order, environment, noise pollution