New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Hours after the Supreme Court took note of HT's report on the sale of banned firecrackers in Delhi markets and directed the government and police to take action, another spot check found no change in situation at least two major markets. On Tuesday, in the Jama Masjid area of Chandni Chowk and at Sadar Bazaar fire crackers were still being sold openly, with little regard for the rules.

In front of Jama Masjid's Gate no. 13, a man appeared to be selling green crackers to a family from Pitampura. But within minutes, he pulled out rockets and snake tablets - conventional firecrackers that are banned in the city. The boxes, however, had "green" written on them, though they did not carry the QR code to prove their certifi...