NEWS & INSIGHTS

OVERVIEW OF THE CASE The Supreme Court of India has ordered an inquiry into the integrity and efficiency of Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) monitoring stations amid serious allegations of data manipulation , including water being sprayed near monitors. The court’s order was issued in the context of the long-pending public interest litigation M.C. Mehta v. Union of India , which deals with air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A key concern: monitoring stations capped at a maximum read