Make clean air, cracker-free Diwali a people's movement; Repeated court orders may invite more violations: SC

Parmod Kumar New Delhi, Nov 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday said efforts to ensure clean air during Diwali and other festivals must develop into a "people's movement", observing that pollution during such celebrations cannot be controlled merely through judicial orders and police enforcement. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana asked the Delhi government and other authorities to involve local municipal councillors in persuading residents not to burst polluting firecrackers during the upcoming Diwali. The bench observed that repeated judicial intervention could itself have limitations, with increasing orders sometimes being accompanied…