Venugopal and advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, had told the Supreme Court how 40% children in Delhi suffered from respiratory diseases. Plea dismissed: The court refused a suggestion by traders to allow them to sell their existing stock outside Delhi-NCR. The Bench refused a suggestion by traders to allow them to sell their existing stock outside Delhi-NCR. Pant further directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prepare an inventory of existing firecrackers with traders and suggest measures for their disposal. File photo: Sushil Kumar Verma | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma: The Supreme Court on Friday extended its November 2016 ban on the sale and stockpiling of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR despite pleas made by traders to modify the order.