New Delhi- A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court by a wellness expert seeking urgent judicial intervention to tackle a “persistent and systemic failure” in addressing the country’s rising air pollution levels which has reached proportions of a “public health emergency”.

The plea was filed on October 24 by Luke Christopher Coutinho, holistic health coach and wellness expert, and made the Centre, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), several Union ministries, NITI Aayog, and the governments of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra as parties.

The plea said the current air pollution crisis has reached proportions of a “public health emergency”, violating citizens’ fundamental right to life and health under Article

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