The Delhi High Court has given its nod to the marathon scheduled to be held in the city on November 19.

A bench of Justices issued a notice to the Delhi government, police, the pollution control panel DPCC and the organisers of the event and sought their reply today.

Terming the air quality in the national capital as poor and unsafe, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on November 14 urged the Delhi High Court to pass directions to postpone the Delhi Half Marathon.

Taking note of the present air pollution in the city and the urgency expressed by the IMA, a bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued notice to the Delhi government, police, the pollution control panel DPCC and the organisers of the event.