New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday held a fresh hearing in the public interest litigation seeking a reduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on air purifiers and deferred any interim directions, granting time to the Union government to file a detailed counter affidavit.

A Division Bench of Justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar commenced the hearing, with Additional Solicitor General (ASG) N. Venkataraman appearing for the Centre. At the outset, the ASG questioned the very maintainability of the petition, contending that it was "not a PIL at all" and suggesting that the Court should first ascertain who was behind the writ petition.

He submitted that the issue had already been deliberated "at the highest level, inclu...