JUDGMENT - B.P. SINGH, C.J.:---The instant writ petition has been filed in public interest by the Smoke Affected Residents Forum seeking appropriate directions from this Court with a view to control and reduce auto emission from motor vehicles plying in the City of Mumbai. The inaction of the authorities has exposed 14 million inhabitants of this Metropolis to the menace of auto emission, which has caused incalculable damage to the health of the inhabitants of Mumbai on account of oxides of Nitrogen, respirable suspended particulates and carbon monoxide (CO), causing serious environmental pollution. In the petition, the petitioners have averred facts substantiating their allegations and justifying directions prayed for in the writ petition. Several prayers have been made in the writ petition, some of them dealing with directions regarding consumption of unleaded petrol, reduction of sulphur content in diesel oil, issuance of P.U.C. certificate, vehicles conforming to EURO-I norm and EURO-II norm, etc. It is also prayed that all commercial road transport vehicle, which are more than 15 years old, be phased out, and some restrictions be placed on commercial transport vehicles, whethe

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