Supreme Court stays NGT order related to BS-4 vehicles
The Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to phase out all public transport vehicles with BS-IV (Bharat Stage) engines and below in the next six months. Explain that a bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice Abhay S Oka has issued notice to the parties in the case. Along with this, his reply has also been sought on the appeal filed by the West Bengal government.
What was in the order of NGT
The NGT, in its order, had said that the state government should ensure that public transport vehicles with BS-IV and below engines are phased out in six months, so that thereafter only BS-VI vehicles are allowed in the state, including Kolkata and Howrah. VI vehicles can only move. What is the order of the bench
“It is his (counsel for the West Bengal government’s) submission that as per the directions of this Court vide its order dated October 24, 2018, any motor vehicle complying with the emission norms Bharat Stage-IV shall enter the country with effect from April 1, 2020,” the bench said. was not to be sold or registered in
The bench further said, ‘Thus, the registrations as permitted were made up to that date, and therefore the period of 15 years should be counted from the date of registration. Otherwise, it would amount to rendering the vehicles unusable in less than 15 years. issue notice. In the meantime, the implementation of the said instruction is stayed.’
Eastern bench of NGT says
At the same time, the eastern bench of the NGT had said that a large number of private and commercial vehicles older than 15 years were plying in Kolkata and Howrah, which were increasing air pollution. The tribunal, in its order, had said that the move towards use of clean and green technology can be made with the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses and electric buses while phasing out the old vehicles.
