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Bombay High Court Declares Mumbai Air Emergency, Orders Enforcement

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC · How we work

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Bombay Court Declares Emergency

Bombay High Court declared an emergency over Mumbai’s air quality and ordered enforcement.
Mumbai posted an AQI of 152 on October 15, ranking fifth on iQAir’s list.
On October 24, Mumbai’s AQI hit 322, placing it in very poor category.
Slower sea-breeze winds linked to climate change reduce pollutant dispersion over Mumbai.
The court directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to report measures for October 26 hearing.

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Court Orders SOP

The court ordered the police commissioner to draft a Standard Operating Procedure for firecracker violations.
The bench warned that police dereliction violates constitutional rights under Articles 14 and 21.
The BMC and MPCB have not issued any public notices about the firecracker ban.
Police officers across Mumbai were not briefed on the October 15 firecracker prohibition.
Authorities were instructed to publish the firecracker ban on newspapers, media and the internet.

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Bombay Court Declares Emergency

Bombay High Court declared an emergency over Mumbai’s air quality and ordered enforcement.
Mumbai posted an AQI of 152 on October 15, ranking fifth on iQAir’s list.
On October 24, Mumbai’s AQI hit 322, placing it in very poor category.
Slower sea-breeze winds linked to climate change reduce pollutant dispersion over Mumbai.
The court directed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to report measures for October 26 hearing.

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