Gujarat High Court Directs Expeditious Consideration of Fireworks Licence Application Under Explosives Act — Collector's SOP Held Without Jurisdiction. The Court held that the District Magistrate cannot impose additional conditions for grant of explosives licence as rule-making power vests exclusively in the Central Government under Section 5 of the Explosives Act, 1884.
13 Mar 2026The petitioners, engaged in the traditional business of manufacturing fireworks, had applied for a licence under the Explosives Act and Explosives Rul...
