New Delhi: The Supreme Court has currently banned the registration of vehicles with Bharat Stage-4 (BS-4) emission standards. The court on Friday directed the authorities to stop their registration till the decision on BS-IV vehicles sold during the lockdown period. Earlier, the apex court expressed displeasure with the Vehicle Dealers Association for violating its order. The court said that such vehicles were sold during the last week of March and also after 31 March during the lockdown. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra made it clear during a brief hearing from the video conference on Friday that the registration of BS-4 vehicles would have stayed till the verdict on the issue.
The bench also consists of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Krishna Murari. Earlier, on July 8, the court had withdrawn its order dated 27 March in which 10 days of BS-IV vehicles were left in other parts of the country except for Delhi-NCR after the removal of lockdown due to Covid-19. Sales were allowed. This relief was later withdrawn. The court granted this relief to the dealers after taking into account the fact that these vehicles cannot be sold in the country after March 2020. The bench has directed the Vehicle Dealers Association to submit details of vehicles sold online or directly in the last week of March. The bench said that it wants to examine the details of BS-4 vehicles sold and registered during the lockdown period.
“You are in serious trouble,” the bench told the lawyer appearing on behalf of the dealers’ association. We will prosecute anyone. ” The bench specifically referred to the increase in sales of such vehicles on 29, 30 and 31 March, saying that we will take appropriate action against these people. The next hearing on this matter will now be on August 13. Earlier, on July 24, the court objected to the oral request of the vehicle dealers, in which they said that BS-4 vehicles should be allowed to be returned to the manufacturers so that they can be exported to other countries. Dealers said that BS-4 vehicles are still allowed to be sold in some countries.
