Overview
- Deputy Commissioner Syed Musa Raza appeared as ordered, and Justice Shahid Karim proposed closing all commercial activity on Sundays for at least a month, calling it a personal view that could be enforced.
- The court directed strict adherence to notified market and restaurant closing hours and told marriage halls to end events by 10 p.m. with the one-dish rule enforced.
- Authorities were told to prevent traffic disruptions, keep Environment Department motorbike patrols active, and maintain inspections of rickshaws and other smoke-emitting vehicles.
- The bench criticized dust from prolonged WASA and LDA works, summoned responsible officers for Wednesday, and demanded detailed reports, with the hearing adjourned until Friday.
- In earlier proceedings, the court questioned anti-smog guns, condemned tree cutting including a reported case over a felled banyan tree, and heard a disputed government claim blaming cross-border winds that petitioners challenged.