The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Calcutta High Court order, which imposed a total ban on firecrackers during Kali Puja, Diwali and other festivities.

A bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi said there cannot be a total ban on firecrackers, and rather, there is need to strengthen the mechanism against the use of banned chemical substances like barium salts.