Citizens and retired IAS officer file legal notices over firecracker law enforcement in Bengaluru

A group of citizens in Bengaluru has served a legal notice on the state government, police, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, and Greater Bengaluru Authority regarding firecracker rules. Separately, 85-year-old retired IAS officer M G Devasahayam has filed legal notices on the DGP, Bengaluru Police Commissioner, and Banaswadi police, alleging loud crackers are burst beyond permitted hours. The Supreme Court has restricted the manufacture, sale, and use of conventional polluting firecrackers, permitting only approved green crackers between 8 pm and 10 pm.