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Supreme Court Presses Air Quality Commission to Prevent Delhi-NCR Pollution Surge
3 Nov
Summary
- Supreme Court directs air quality commission to file affidavit on steps taken
- Monitoring stations not functioning during Diwali, hampering pollution response
- Court permits sale and bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR for Diwali
In a move to address the persistent air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit outlining the steps it has taken so far to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.
The bench, comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, expressed concern over media reports indicating that several air quality monitoring stations in Delhi were not functioning during the Diwali period. The amicus curiae, senior advocate Aparajita Singh, highlighted that out of 37 monitoring stations, only nine were operational on the day of Diwali, making it difficult to implement the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in a timely manner.
