Bombay HC refuses to give relief to firecracker dealers

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to two firecracker dealers seeking temporary licences to set up their shops in residential areas. The traders from Nashik had sought temporary licences to set up their shops ahead of Diwali, as their permanent licences had not been renewed by the authorities concerned.
 
Pulling up the applicants for approaching the court at the last hour, a Bench led by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur rejected their plea. The Bench referred to an order by the high court last year, when another Bench of the court had directed civic bodies in the