Published on : 17 Nov 2025, 9:46 am 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the nature of equipment and their efficiency in measuring the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital.

In response to submissions claiming that water sprinkling took place around pollution monitoring stations to skew the AQI readings in Delhi, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justices Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria ordered,

"Let GNCTD file an affidavit explaining nature of equipments being used and their efficiency to gauge AQI monitors. Please bring it day after tomorrow."

Earlier in the hearing, amicus curiae and Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh placed on record news reports about water sprinkling around polluti

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