The Centre and the Delhi government were asked today by the Delhi High Court to respond to a plea for stopping installation of cell phone towers on residential buildings due to alleged health hazards to people in the vicinity from their radiation. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to the Union Health Ministry and the Department of Telecommunication and sought their replies by August 9, the next date of hearing.

The bench issued notices on East Delhi resident A S Jain's plea, filed through advocate Sugriv Dubey, for direction to the authorities to remove cell phone towers from residential buildings and public places.