India, Nov. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday took note of a Hindustan Times report exposing the open sale of conventional and unauthorised firecrackers in Delhi markets despite restrictions imposed by the court a day earlier, asking the Centre, Delhi government and police to take all necessary measures to prevent violations.

A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale referred to the November 3 HT report, which documented firecrackers being openly displayed and sold in several markets, with conventional crackers allegedly being supplied on demand and products carrying questionable QR codes being passed off as green firecrackers.

"In today's report on Hindustan Times there is a photograph. They say that notwithstanding yesterd...