New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission of India on a plea against use of plastic, especially banners and hoardings, during elections.
A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the poll panel while seeking their response within four weeks.
The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by advocate W Edwin Wilson against the National Green Tribunal’s order asking the Election Commission of India and the chief electoral officers of all states and UTs to monitor the compliance of advisories against the use of plastic.
The plea, through advocates Sanjay Upadhyay and Salik Shafique, in the apex court said that the NGT did not pass effective order on the main issue of ban on PVC banners used in elections which are a huge menace. Wilson had claimed that campaigning material made of plastic is used during elections and later discarded as waste, which was detrimental to the environment. (PTI)
