MC Mehta vs Union Of India - Delhi NCR -Environmental Law- AQI - Air Pollution

Environmental Law - The constitutional obligation of the Central Government and the State Governments is to ensure that the citizens live in a pollution-free atmosphere. Therefore, in addition to the actions proposed under Stages III and IV of the GRAP, all possible actions shall be taken at the level of the State Governments to ensure that the AQI is brought down - State Governments of the NCR area to strictly implement Stage IV of the GRAP forthwith. All the NCR State Governments will immediately constitute teams to monitor the implementation of the actions required under Stage IV of the GRAP. The NCR State Governments and the Central Government will have to immediately take a call on the actions provided in clauses 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Stage IV and place the decision taken on record before the next date- Government of NCT of Delhi and other NCR State Governments to create a grievance redressal mechanism to enable the citizens to lodge complaints about the violation of restrictions under Stage IV of the GRAP.