The Supreme Court sought coordinated vehicle-emission responses, noting fewer stubble fires but worsening traffic pollution.
Judge / Bench — Chief Justice (name not recorded); Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.
Its 6 November 2026 order in SMW(C)11/2026 gives states two weeks and requires enforcement roadmaps.
Advocates appearing — Petitioner-side appearances (as recorded): Onkar Singh, Avni Singh, Anshika Singh, Shreya Singh, Sanya, Saurabh Singh, M.K. Singh, Ram Narayan Mohanty. Respondents: Aishwarya Bhati (Union/CAQM), ASG/Senior Advocate; Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR; Prerna Dhall; Medha Pushkarna; Shivika Mehra; Chitrangda Rastrwara; Jyoti Mendiratta, AOR; Ananya Basudha; Ruchi Kohli, Senior Advocate; Srishti Mishra, AOR; Pradeep Misra, AOR; Daleep Dhyani; Manoj Kumar Sharma; Suraj Singh; Anupam Misra; Dinesh Jindal; Sanjiv Sen, Senior Advocate; Sanjay Vashishtha; Sankey Agarwal, AOR; Prahalad Balaji; Jharna Singh; Lokesh Sinhal, Senior AAG; Rahul Khurana, AOR; Bhavya Singla; T. Geetha. Amici: Aparajita Singh and Uttara Babbar, Senior Advocates; Shibani Ghose, Advocate and filing amicus.