{
  "id": 13968893,
  "title": "'We Will Not Hurt Religious Sentiments, But…': SC Favours Balanced Approach Over Blanket Firecracker Ban Ahead Of Diwali",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/we-will-not-hurt-religious-sentiments-but-sc-favours-balanced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:28:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/we-will-not-hurt-religious-sentiments-but-sc-favours-balanced-approach-over-blanket-firecracker-ban-ahead-of-diwali"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New Delhi, October 12, 2026: The Supreme Court on Monday said that public awareness and voluntary participation would be more effective in addressing the problem of firecracker-induced air pollution in Delhi-NCR than imposing restrictive orders that could be difficult to enforce on the ground. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana said the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}