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Nation / Tue, 22 Sep 2026 barandbench.com

Festivals not meant for people to die: Bombay High Court moots decibel caps, ban firecrackers on streets

The Court ordered authorities to take immediate preventive action instead of acting on delayed complaints. It directed police to measure noise levels on-site using decibel meters and confiscate equipment violating prescribed norms. “Celebrations are not meant for people to die or suffer health-wise. Nobody would accept this idea that celebrations are there, but at the cost of someone’s health,” the Court said.

The Court ordered authorities to take immediate preventive action instead of acting on delayed complaints.

It directed police to measure noise levels on-site using decibel meters and confiscate equipment violating prescribed norms.

“Celebrations are not meant for people to die or suffer health-wise. Nobody would accept this idea that celebrations are there, but at the cost of someone’s health,” the Court said.

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