Justice Gavai countered that proving backwardness requires quantifiable data.
AQI levels in Delhi consistently remained above 300, prompting strict GRAP-IV restrictions.
The Supreme Court earlier ruled that only officers directly part of Customs could issue these notices.
Justice BV Nagarathna disagreed with parts of the ruling, and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia opposed it entirely.
The Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind filed a writ petition challenging the NCPCR's directives.