India, Oct. 11 -- Delhi is likely to witness legal fireworks this Diwali in a first in years, with the Supreme Court indicating that it may temporarily lift the ban on bursting of green firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR).

A bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, and including Justice K Vinod Chandran reserved its order, while stating that it would decide on relaxing the absolute ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR.

However, the SC bench "for the time being" permitted for the ban to be lifted, thus clearing the way for "green fireworks" under the Centre's new guidelines next week.

Eco-friendly fireworks developed by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (...