The Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre’s reply on a PIL seeking implementation of the National E-Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), 2020 which recommended gradual conversion all public transport and Government vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) to curb air pollution.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde decided to make the Ministry of Surface Transport and Highways and the minister concerned parties to the petition and listed it for hearing after four weeks.
The PIL alleged that the citizens’ rights to health and clean environment under the Constitution are being “violated due to governmental apathy” in mitigating the impact of climate change and air pollution “partly attributable to emissions from vehicles that burn fossil fuels”.