Allahabad HC to hear suo motu PIL on noise pollution after student’s death
Seven-year-old Class 2 student died at Balrampur school while a procession carrying loudspeakers and a music system was passing nearby; court clarifies no link has been established between noise and death
On September 28, the Allahabad High Court commenced a suo motu investigation into noise pollution in the wake of a tragic incident. The 7-year-old student, Vaishnavi Tiwari, lost her life at Divine Public School in Balrampur on September 22 when a loudspeaker procession passed nearby. The court's Division Bench, comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla, emphasized the urgency of addressing the pervasive issue of noise pollution, despite ruling out any direct link between the noise and the child's death.
The court directed various authorities, including the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police, the UPPCB, and the CPCB, to participate in the proceedings.
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