New Delhi
Giving relief to the common people, the Supreme Court has stayed the order banning 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles in Delhi-NCR. In the Supreme Court today, there was an important hearing on the case related to old vehicles. The case is related to 10 -year -old diesel and 15 -year -old petrol vehicles, which are placed in the category of ‘end of life vehicles’. The court clarified that no forced or punitive action will be taken against the owners of these vehicles. That is, such vehicle owners will not have to face any kind of seizure or penalty. The Delhi government had filed a petition in this case, on which the Supreme Court has issued a notice. Now this petition will be heard after four weeks. Order Chief Justice B.K. R. A bench headed by Gawai passed.
Hearing of this case, Chief Justice of India B.R. Gawai, Justice Vinod K. Chandran and Justice N.V. Anjaria’s bench did. While hearing the case, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM) on the application of the Delhi government challenging the ban on 10 -year -old diesel and 15 -year -old petrol vehicles in the National Capital Region and asked him to reply in 4 weeks.
Also, the Supreme Court said in the interim order that no punitive action will be taken against 10 -year -old diesel and 15 year old petrol vehicles and their owners during this period. On behalf of the Delhi government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued before the Supreme Court that the matter needs to be considered.
He said, ‘Many people use their vehicles limited, such as from home to office. Such vehicles probably do not run even 2000 km in a year. But under the current rule, such a vehicle will also have to be sold after 10 years. While vehicles used as a taxi can also run two lakh kilometers in a year, but still they remain on the road till their age limit. Tushar Mehta emphasized the need for review of this policy.
At the end of the Solicitor General’s argument, the Supreme Court said, “How can we take a decision without listening to the other party?” However, the court decided to issue a notice to the Air Vanas Management Commission to consider the petition of the Delhi government. In July this year, the Delhi government implemented the ‘No Fuel for Old Vehicle’ policy, under which 10 -year -old diesel and 15 -year -old petrol vehicles were banned from fuel. However, this policy was stopped two days after the announcement due to public opposition.
At the same time, the Supreme Court has started hearing on petitions challenging the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar. Many opposition parties alleged that this process may deprive crores of eligible voters rights. On behalf of RJD MP Manoj Jha, Kapil Sibal argued that in the draft list, there have been serious mistakes like the surviving people dead and the dead alive. Election Commission lawyer Rakesh Dwivedi said that this is only the draft list, errors can be improved. The court directed the Commission to be ready with facts and data. The draft list has been released on 1 August, while the final list will be published on 30 September.
On July 29, the Supreme Court said that if the voters were removed on a large scale, it would intervene immediately. Many parties and civil organizations have also moved the Supreme Court against this decision, while the Commission claims that this step is necessary to maintain the election purity. There is also an uproar in the monsoon session of Parliament on the issue of SIR. On Tuesday too, the proceedings of both the Houses, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, could not run due to the uproar of the opposition parties.
