Justice Sikri said, "Diwali is a festival of lights. Firecrackers are not necessary to bring people together. People can be brought together by distributing and sharing sweets also."
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/firecrackers-not-necessary-bring-people-together-supreme-court
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/ndtv
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diwali
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/festival
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court