'No prosecutions, mere eyewash': SC raps Punjab, Haryana govts over stubble burning leading to Delhi pollution

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took Punjab, Haryana government to task over stubble burning leading to Delhi air pollution. On October 16, the Court summoned Chief Secretaries of the Punjab & Haryana governments after expressing severe disapproval over the lack of proper legal action against stubble burning in the state. In the last hearing, the Court noted that not a single prosecution had taken place against stubble-burning incidents. It had asked the Commission for Air Quality (CAQM) to take penal action against state officers for failing to discharge their functions.

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