The Supreme Court rejected a request by an activist looking for instructions towards the governments of Panjab and Haryana to take strict measures to control the stubble. File | Photo Credit: Reuters
The Supreme Court rejected a request by an activist looking for instructions towards the governments of Panjab and Haryana to take strict measures to check the stubble, citing that the application does not offer any data.
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Judge’s bench Abhay’s OKA and Ujjjal Bhuyan noted: “Moreover, when this court has adopted several commands on the stubborn burning question and is still confiscated, we do not want to encourage different parties to apply for intervention and instructions, just because it is registered.”
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The reason filed by the environmental activist Vikrant Tongad said that the pollution generated from the stubble in April-May is harmful to the health of not only people living in Delhi-NCR, but also those in the states where they are burned. Especially disabled children and seniors are particularly affected.
“The current application is also necessary from the fact that air pollution has become a permanent national crisis affecting the lives of millions of people resident in the country and violates their fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19 and 21 Institutes of India.
“Despite numerous directives issued by this court, compliance has remained in recent decades, while government agencies and parties failed to protect public health and the environment,” the action said.
Published – March 30, 2025 03:51 IS IS
