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Seven people were detained for allegedly flouting the apex court's guidelines and bursting crackers beyond the alloted time limit, police said Thursday. However, he said, "I have been doing this (bursting crackers) since I was a child and would keep doing this. Mani Kumar Iyer, a resident of suburban Ghatkopar, complained that some people continued bursting crackers even past midnight. "We have asked all police stations to follow the Supreme Court's guidelines on bursting firecrackers and to ensure action against those violating it," Mumbai Police spokesperson Manjunath Singe said. Mumbai witnessed a noisy Diwali despite the Supreme Court putting restrictions on bursting of firecrackers..