New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the rationale behind having a firecracker ban exclusive to Delhi and the National Capital Region, emphasising that the Capital cannot receive special treatment simply because the elite reside there, as it sought the Centre's response on applications challenging the year-long prohibition. A bench headed by CJI BR Gavai, observed: "If citizens in NCR are entitled to pollution-free air, why not so for people in other cities." "Whatever policy on banning firecrackers is there, it should be pan-India. We cannot have a special policy for Delhi where the elites are there," the bench said. P9...