Supreme Court Modifies Order On Old Vehicles In Delhi-NCR; Enforcement To Continue Against BS-III And Below

The Supreme Court modified its August 12 order concerning action against old vehicles in the Delhi-NCR.

The Court clarified that diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years will be subject to enforcement action if they do not meet BS-IV emission standards.

Vehicles conforming to BS-III or lower emission norms will once again be liable for action, including impounding. The earlier protection will now extend only to BS-IV and higher vehicles.

The modification was issued after the Commission for Air Quality Management sought changes, pointing out that blanket protection made it difficult for authorities to proceed against higher-polluting vehicles.