A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court urging urgent judicial intervention to address what it terms as a “persistent and systemic failure” in controlling India’s worsening air pollution, which the plea describes as a “public health emergency.”

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

Coutinho’s plea contends that the ongoing air quality crisis has reached catastrophic levels, violating citizens’ fundamental right to life and health under Article 21 of the C

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