<h1>Rs 19,700-cr steel resolution upheld; novel ban plea rejected; green-cracker production allowed but sale barred in capital region</h1> The Supreme Court upheld a Rs 19,700-crore resolution plan submitted by a major steel firm for a debt-ridden steelmaker, dismissed a public interest plea seeking a ban on a controversial novel, and granted conditional permission for certified manufacturers to produce 'green crackers' while barring their sale in the capital region without approval. The court deferred a telecom operator's challenge to additional AGR demands to October 6, questioned a state on CCTV coverage in police stations in a suo motu matter, stayed a high court order criticizing a federal probe in a temple food-adulteration case, warned a state over non-compliance in a custodial death matter, ordered preservation of a slain insurgent leader's body, relaxed bail travel conditions for a legislator in a gang-related case, denied extended interim bail to a murder convict, and scheduled a hearing on mandatory disclosure of ultimate beneficial ownership for certain foreign and alternative investors.