Court addressed regulatory compliance for public fireworks displays, ensuring safety measures and permissions are met.

JUDGMENT

The issue involved in this Writ Petition is one and the same as the issue involved in W.P.(C).No.6597/2026, which was just now disposed of by this Court.

2. In the circumstances, for the self-same reasons, as stated in the judgment in W.P.(C).No.6597/2026, this Writ Petition will also stand allowed.

3. Accordingly, Ext.P17 will stand set aside. The 2nd respondent/Additional District Magistrate will stand directed to issue licence in Form-LE-3 to the petitioner to conduct public display of fireworks on 25.02.2026 at 8 P.M., 26.02.2026 at 6.45 P.M. and 27.02.2026 at 6.15 P.M., subject to the following conditions:

(i) The petitioner shall produce portable magazine/magazines to the satisfaction of the authorities for the storage of the fire works.

(ii) The petitioner shall satisfy all other requisite conditions for fireworks display under LE-3 licence to the satisfaction of the authorities.

(iii) Before commencement of the fireworks display, barricades shall be put up at a distance of 100 metres of the display point on all sides and no one except the persons who are performing fire works display shall be permitted into the prohibited area of 100 metres.

(iv) The quantity of the fireworks shall be limited to 15 kilograms.

(v) The police department and other statutory authorities shall supervise the entire fireworks display and issue necessary directions, if necessary.

(vi) In case of violation of any of the conditions, it will be open to the ADM or other competent officials to take appropriate action in accordance with law.

5. As regards the inspection dealt with in objection no.4 in Ext.P17, the petitioner will make available the sample of the crackers before 5 P.M. today to the 2^nd respondent. The 2nd respondent will stand directed to receive the samples and to do the needful for testing/identification of the same to ascertain whether there is any objectionable material in the crackers. This effort shall be completed by 5 P.M. tomorrow (25.02.2026) and the licence directed to be granted will be subject to the result of the testing/verification.

6. The learned Government Pleader will inform the gist of the judgment to the 2^nd respondent/Additional District Magistrate forthwith.

This Writ Petition will stand disposed of as above.

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