Construction work going on in the Supreme Court itself
A hearing is being held in the Supreme Court today to curb the increasing air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oak and Justice Augustin George Masih is hearing the case in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government that construction activities have been banned, who is monitoring it? Is anyone visiting the site and checking?
Construction work going on inside the court
On this, lawyer Gopal Shankaranarayanan told the court that despite the implementation of GRAP-4, construction work is still going on inside the Supreme Court. Stones are being broken and dust is flying in the air. Justice Oak showed seriousness on this and summoned the Secretary General of the Supreme Court.
Construction work should be completely stopped – Court
At the same time, the Supreme Court said that we will direct the states to form committees to ensure that no construction work takes place. The Supreme Court directed the Delhi government to ensure that the construction work is completely stopped.
How are the strict provisions of GRAP-4 being implemented?
The Supreme Court asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit explaining how it is implementing the strict provisions of GRAP-4. The Uttar Pradesh government informed the Supreme Court that all schools have been closed from yesterday itself. GRAP-4 has been implemented.
Stubble burning incidents after 2:30 pm
Advocate Jyoti Mendiratta, appearing for the Delhi government, said that NASA scientists are saying that most of the incidents of stubble burning happen after 2:30 pm. Delhi government’s lawyer Sadan Farasat told the court that classes up to class 5 have been closed. Only online classes will run from classes 5 to 9. Schools will remain open for classes 10th and 12th as they are board students.
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