Can't infringe right to life of citizens: SC on firecracker makers' plea

Hearing a plea by the manufacturers' association of firecrackers, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it cannot infringe the right to life of other citizens "under the guise of employment of few".

The Supreme Court Tuesday said it cannot infringe the right to life of other citizens "under the guise of employment of few" while considering a ban on firecrackers.

A bench of Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna said its prime focus is the right to life of innocent citizens.