Amet Sikka v. Government of Delhi Nct, Delhi Government Secretariat

JAYANT NATH, J JANUARY 11, 2016 kks/pmc

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 11th January, 2016 + W.P.(C) 11398/2015 & CM No.30014/2015 (stay) SHWETA KAPOOR ..... Petitioner Versus THE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR ..... Respondents + W.P.(C) 11424/2015 & CM No.30131/2015 (stay) SARVESH SINGH ..... Petitioner Versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 11711/2015 NIPUN MALHOTRA ..... Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF DELHI NCT THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 11713/2015 ANIT KUMAR BAHUTAY ..... Petitioner Versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ..... Respondents + W.P.(C) 11808/2015 & CM APPL. 32800/2015 (stay) GUNJAN KHANNA & ANR ..... Petitioners Versus THE GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 12352/2015 & CM No.32816/2015 (stay) KARUNA CHHATWAL ..... Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT DELHI ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 12353/2015 RAHUL AGGARWAL ..... Petitioner Versus NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 39/2016 & CM No.246/2016 (stay) B. BADRINATH ..... Petitioner Versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 63/2016 AMET SIKKA ..... Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF DELHI NCT, DELHI GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ..... Respondent + W.P.(C) 71/2016 & CM No.393/2016 (stay) SHWETA KAPOOR ..... Petitioner Versus THE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR ..... Respondents + W.P.(C) 74/2016 & CM No.397/2016 (directions) RAJIV KHOSLA ..... Petitioner Versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS ..... Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Ms. Shweta Bharti, Mr. Neelesh Sinha, Mr. Nishant Gaurav Gupta & Ms. Rashmi Gupta, Advocates for the petitioners in W.P.(C) 11808/2015. Ms. Shweta Kapoor, Petitioner in person in W.P.(C) 11398/2015. Mr. Jai A. Dehadrai & Mr. Jaspreet Singh Chawla, Advocate for petitioners in W.P.(C) 11711/2015. Mr. Ashutosh Dixit, Advocate for the petitioner in W.P.(C) 11713/2015. Mr. P.R. Sikka, Advocate for the petitioner in W.P.(C) 63/2016. Mr. Shivram & Mr. B.Badrinath, Advocates for the petitioner in W.P.(C) 39/2016. Mr. Joginder Sukhija, Advocate for petitioner in W.P.(C) 12353/2015. Petitioner in person in W.P.(C) 71/2016. Petitioner (Sh. Rajiv Khosla) in person with Mr. Vikas K. Chadha, Advocate in W.P.(C) 74/2016. Counsel for the respondents: Mr.Harish Salve, Sr.Adv. with Mr. Rahul Mehra, Sr. Standing Counsel (Civil) & Mr. Peeyoosh Kalra, Standing Counsel (Civil) with Mr. Sanyog Bahadur & Mr. Shekhar Budakoti, Advocates for GNCTD in all the cases. Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG with Mr. Jasmeet Singh, CGSC for the Union of India in W.P.(C) 11713/2015. Mr. Amit Mahajan, CGSC for the Union of India in W.P.(C) 74/2016. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH COMMON JUDGMENT G.ROHINI, CHIEF JUSTICE: 1. The Notification dated 28.12.2015 issued by the Transport Department, Government of NCT of Delhi prohibiting plying of non-transport four wheeled vehicles in the area of National Capital Territory of Delhi on alternate days on the basis of registration numbers of the vehicles is the subject matter of this batch of writ petitions filed by way of Public Interest Litigation. 2. The said Notification dated 28.12.2015 which prohibits plying of the vehicles having registration number ending with odd digits on even dates of the month and vehicles having registration number ending with even digits on odd dates of the month, reads as under: "NOTIFICATION Whereas the National Capital Territory of Delhi has more than nine million registered vehicles and the vehicular pollution has become a major source of air pollution in Delhi, and Whereas Hon"ble Supreme Court of India, Hon"ble High Court of Delhi and Hon"ble National Green Tribunal have passed various directions from time to time to take immediate action to control the alarming level of vehicular pollution in Delhi and all out efforts are being made to give effect to the directions of the Hon"ble courts. Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred vide section 115 read with clause (41) of section 2 of the Mo