GRAP Guidelines Do Not Create Individual Work-From-Home Rights for Central Employees Amid Pollution Concerns: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court, through Justice Sachin Datta, has ruled that directions issued under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for controlling air pollution do not create an enforceable personal right for central government employees to demand Work From Home or alteration of their service conditions. The Court clarified that GRAP guidelines are regulatory in nature and meant for environmental compliance, not for conferring individual employment benefits. Who Filed the…