Overview
- The plea asks the Delhi government to revise the annual calendar so trials, tournaments and coaching camps run in months with verifiably better air quality.
- The filing notes that the city's AQI was consistently in the Severe band at submission with the GRAP-III emergency plan in force.
- Petitioners cite medical evidence that extreme particulate exposure in childhood causes diminished lung growth, cognitive impairment and cardiovascular strain.
- Eleven minors filed through guardians and advocates Manjira Dasgupta, Bhargav Ravindran Thali and Mayank Khaitan; lead petitioner Nysa Bedi recently played the Delhi U-19 Girls Football tournament and is due at a national selection camp.
- The plea recalls a brief suspension of sports in November 2023 over student health before events were resumed; the case is awaiting listing for hearing.