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Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a fresh PIL by a wellness expert seeking urgent judicial intervention to tackle a “persistent and systemic failure” in addressing the country’s rising air pollution levels.

The top court, however, allowed holistic health coach Luke Christopher Coutinho to withdraw the PIL and file an intervention plea in a pending case filed by environmentalist M C Mehta on pollution.

“The petitioner seeks liberty to withdraw the plea to file an intervention in pending proceedings in the MC Mehta case,” the CJI said.

The court is scheduled to hear the main plea on pollution on Wednesday.

Coutinho had filed the plea on October 24 and made the Centre, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Commission for Air Quality Man

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