The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Commission for Air Quality Management to submit an affidavit with the action plan to prevent the air pollution from worsening in Delhi, reported Live Law .

A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the direction after it was told that most air quality monitoring stations in the national capital remained closed during Diwali, according to Bar and Bench .

Advocate Aparajita Singh, amicus curiae in a case pertaining to air pollution in the National Capital Region, requested a report from the Commission for Air Quality Management on the current air pollution status.

The commission is a statutory body established in 2020 to address the air pollution in the National Capital Region and the adjoining areas.

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