India, Nov. 9 -- The Supreme Court has called for "urgent and immediate intervention" to check vehicular pollution in Delhi-NCR, directing Delhi and three neighbouring states to explain how they regulate vehicle entry and movement, enforce emission standards and keep polluting vehicles off the roads, as vehicular emissions emerge as a growing contributor to the region's deteriorating air quality.

In an order released on Sunday, a bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Delhi government, Delhi Police's traffic department and the governments of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to file detailed responses on the regulatory fra...