The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Commission for Air Quality Management for what it described as an “unserious” approach towards tackling the air pollution crisis in the National Capital Region, Live Law reported.

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the statutory body, formed in 2020 to address pollution in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas, to convene a meeting of experts in two weeks and submit a report on the major causes of the worsening air quality, PTI reported.

The court was hearing a batch of petitions on the poor air quality in the national capital.

Noting that the commission was failing in its duty, the bench criticised it for seeking a two-month adjournment on the temporary closure or relocation of toll plazas at the borders of Delhi to ease traffic congestion.

On December 17, the court had suggested the closure of toll plazas in the National Capital Region.

“Have you been able to identify the causes of pollution?” PTI quoted the bench as asking the statutory body on Tuesday. “During all these days, a lot of material is coming in public domain, experts are writing articles, people are having opinions, they keep on sending to us on mail.”

The court noted that expert bodies had varying views about the sources of...

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