Farm fires: Order on Lokur panel on hold : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Farm fires: Order on Lokur panel on hold

Farm fires: Order on Lokur panel on hold

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that the Centre had taken a “holistic view” of the matter and the draft of the proposed law on curbing pollution would be submitted in the apex court within four days. Tribune file



Satya Prakash

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 26

Barely 10 days after appointing Justice Madan B Lokur as a one-man panel to monitor measures taken by governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to prevent farmers from resorting to stubble burning, the Supreme Court on Monday kept its order in abeyance following a request from the Centre.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde virtually stayed its October 16 order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the Centre would come out with a comprehensive law on air pollution in three-four days.

Govt mulling law

It’s good that the government is coming up with a law. This is an issue that anyway should have been looked into... Everyone in this city (Delhi) is choking due to bad air. —SA Bobde, Chief Justice Of India

Mehta, who had earlier expressed reservations about the committee, said the legislation was being contemplated to specifically deal with the issue of air pollution in Delhi-NCR. On behalf of PIL petitioner Aditya Dubey, senior counsel Vikas Singh objected to Mehta’s submissions. “I don’t understand the interest of the Union Government in getting the order suspended. Ultimately, it is for the benefit of the people of Delhi,” he said.

“We think our own measure should be kept in abeyance. What is your problem? After all you are a PIL petitioner,” the CJI said, posting the matter for further hearing on October 29.


Top News

Pralhad Joshi moves motion in Lok Sabha for discussion on panel report seeking expulsion of Mahua Moitra

TMC MP Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha; Opposition terms it 'black chapter'

Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha had recommended Moitra's expul...

‘Hanged by a kangaroo court’: TMC's Mahua Moitra on her expulsion from Lok Sabha

'Hanged by a kangaroo court': TMC's Mahua Moitra on her expulsion from Lok Sabha

TMC leader alleges parliamentary panel is being weaponised b...

BJP CM race: Rajnath Singh, ML Khattar, Arjun Munda lead BJP observer list for Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh

BJP CM race: Rajnath Singh, ML Khattar, Arjun Munda lead BJP observers' list for Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh

The observers will visit the states and give inputs to BJP p...

2 shooters of Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested for firing outside Delhi residence of Punjab ex-MLA

2 shooters of Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested for firing outside Delhi house of Punjab ex-MLA

The firing incident of December 3 was caught in a CCTV camer...

Exorbitant dowry: Woman medico mentions fiance's name, role in suicide note, says remand report

Exorbitant dowry: Kerala medico mentions fiance's name, role in suicide note, says remand report

Medical College police include the shocking details in their...


Cities

View All