India, Dec. 24 -- Delhi high court on Wednesday called out the inaction on air pollution, questioning 18 per cent GST on air purifiers amid public health crisis as the city continues to record 'very poor' to 'severe' Air quality Index.

The high court observed that every citizen requires fresh air.

"If you can't ensure that, the minimum you can do is reduce GST," ANI news agency quoted the Delhi high court as noting.

The Delhi high court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed seeking directions to the Central government to declare that air-purifiers fall within the category of 'medical device' under Medical Devices Rules 2017 thereby, bringing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on it from 18 to 5 percent [Kap...