DELHI AIR POLLUTION: SUPREME COURT EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH ENFORCEMENT OF BAN ON TRUCKS, APPOINTS 13 LAWYERS TO INSPECT ENTRY POINTS

The bench in the case observed that, 'Out of 113, almost 100 entry points are unmanned in the sense that here are nobody to check the entry of trucks, we asked members of the bar to go and check those points. This court is happy to note that 13 young members of the bar have volunteered to act as commissioner of this court.'

The Supreme Court in the case appointed 13 members of the Bar as court commissioners to visit the entry points to Delhi and verify whether entry of trucks is being stopped on November 22, 2024.

The court observed that as per the GRAP-IV restrictions imposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management, the entry of trucks is prohibited to Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution.

The court in the case expressed dissatisfaction with the compliance.

The bench comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih in the case stated that, 'So far as compliance is concerned, we are not satisfied. Government has not stated clearly as to how many entry points there are officers present to comply with measures of STAGE IV.'