Delhi High Court (File Photo) Delhi High Court (File Photo)The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and other authorities to frame a policy within three months to curb the practice of celebratory firing. The authorities shall treat the petition as a representation and notify effective policy on it. The petitioners, Shyam Sunder Kausal and NGO Fight for Human Rights had sought directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs to “frame stringent policy/ rules/ guidelines to curb obnoxious practice of celebratory firing”. Kausal’s counsel Akash Vajpai had said that the practice is not under check and consequently the numbers of deaths are increasing. It had also sought direction to the ministry to “impose heavy fine on the person who misused his licensed arms and pay compensation to the every injured person or person who dies because of the celebratory firing”.

Source: Indian Express September 17, 2017 03:33 UTC