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Air pollution: Set up panel to consider phasing out petrol, diesel vehicles in Mumbai, Bombay HC tells Maharashtra govt
Updated On: 15 January, 2025 09:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Girish Kulkarni directed the government to form a committee of experts and civil administrators within a fortnight to consider whether it will be feasible to phase out diesel- and petrol-based vehicles from Mumbai's roads

Haze in Mumbai on Wednesday. Pic/Shadab Khan
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to form a panel to explore the feasibility of phasing out diesel and petrol vehicles in Mumbai, reported the PTI.
The court said that automobiles choking Mumbai's roads are a major contributor to the city's worsening air quality.
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