Hemant Jain & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court PIL disposed 15.01.2026; W.P.(C) 513/2026; petitioners in person (Hemant Jain) vs Union of India & Ors.; 'BURNOUT CITY' event 17.01.2026 at NSIC Exhibition Grounds, Okhla; allegations of adverse impact on air quality and noise pollution; Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP); Commission for Air Quality Management; vehicle fuel consumption; Court found petition lacked necessary data; disposed without entering merits; direction to District Magistrate (South East District) to consider representation dated 04.01.2026 (Page 37) and decide per law at the earliest; Standing Counsel Dhruv Rohtagi to transmit copy of writ petition to DM and SDM; DPCC (R-3) represented by Kush Sharma; no interim restraint; no costs; no quantum.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of in the aforesaid terms: District Magistrate concerned to look into the grievances raised in the Petition (especially the representation dated 04.01.2026 at Page No. 37) and take an appropriate decision warranted under law, at the earliest in view of the Event date of 17.01.2026; learned Standing Counsel for the Delhi Government to immediately transmit a copy of the Writ Petition with his letter to the District Magistrate and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate concerned. No interim restraint on the Event was granted and no merits were decided.