The court was hearing a matter in which it had taken sua sponte notice (on its own initiative) of a media report about the use of two flame retardant chemicals in car interiors – – TDCIPP and TCEP – – which were carcinogenic.
In an order passed last week, a bench of NGT Chairman Justice Prakash Shrivastava took note of the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) response that it did not have the facilities to test whether these substances were carcinogenic.
The bench, also comprising judicial member Sudhir Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had submitted a report dated September 10 in which it did not take a “definitive stand” on whether these chemicals were carcinogenic.
Taking note of the ICMR’s response, the court named various authorities as parties or respondents.
They included the MoRTH Secretary, the BIS Director General and the administrative heads of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and the National Automotive Testing Research and Development Infrastructure Projects (NATRIP).
“The above-mentioned new respondents must be notified to file their response by affidavit by electronic filing within 8 weeks,” the court said.
The case has been set for 3 January 2025 for further proceedings.
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