Chandigarh, December 8, 2017: Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered ban on bursting crackers till January 11, 2018 during marriages and other celebratory occasions.
A division Bench of the HC comprising Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal and Justice Amit Rawal passed the order on submission of amicus curie Anupam Gupta about still prevailing practice of bursting of crackers during marriages as part of celebrations.
The areas under National Capital Region (NCR), however, are excluded from the order's purview.
The next date of hearing is fixed for January 11, 2018.