The Urban Affairs Ministry, in its affidavit, assured the Supreme Court that the project to build a new Parliament building and Central Vista avenues “do not cause any pollution”.

A Special Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana had reimposed the ban on November 24 as a drastic interim measure.

However, on November 29, senior advocate Vikas Singh, for petitioner Aditya Dubey, had informed the court that the Central Vista project was going ahead “full steam” in spite of the ban.

The court had then directed the Centre to come clean on whether it was engaged in any construction activities in the Capital. The Bench is scheduled to hear the case on December 2.

The Supreme Court had earlier given the green signal for the Central Vista project in the heart of the power corridors of the Capital.