The Supreme Court on Friday hinted at relaxing the absolute ban on manufacture, storage, sale and bursting of firecrackers in the Delhi–National Capital Region during the festive season as it reserved its order on allowing the use of green crackers.

"For the time being, we will permit lifting the ban during Diwali,” said a Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, which had on September 26 said a complete ban was hardly implemented and that an absolute ban was not “practical or ideal”.

The Bench reserved its order on applications seeking recall/modification of the April 3 directive imposing a year-long blanket ban on firecrackers, including green crackers, in Delhi-NCR during Diwali.

Apart from Delhi, several districts from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasth

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