Supreme Court open to lift Delhi-NCR Diesel ban

The Supreme Court has officially announced that it might lift the currently enforced ban on sales of diesel powered cars having an engine bigger than 2,000 cc in Delhi and NCR. But in order to do so, the court's judicial bench has suggested a one-time green cess to be levied from the buyers.

According to the SC bench that comprised of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justices A K Sikri and R Banumathi, the added cess will inform the buyers that the vehicle they are purchasing produces more pollution than petrol-powered cars.

In order to come out with a concrete decision, the Supreme Court has asked senior lawyers, who were representing the automotive manufacturers, to ask the companies to come up with a proposal on how much cess should be levied on buying such vehicles. A final call will be taken after the automaker lobby's proposal.

On December 16 last year, the Supreme Court passed a ruling that banned sales of all diesel cars in Delhi NCR, which have an engine larger than 2,000 cc. Various manufacturers like Mercedes, Toyota, Mahindra and General Motors have now appealed to the apex court to withdraw the said ban.

Source: PTI