Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Allowing BS-VI End-of-Life Vehicles in Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking permission for BS-VI compliant end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) to operate in the Delhi-NCR region, despite expiry under the current vehicle scrappage norms.

The plea challenges the blanket ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Delhi government, which prohibits 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles, regardless of emission compliance.

The petitioner argues that BS-VI vehicles meet stringent environmental norms and scrapping them causes unnecessary economic and environmental costs.

However, this direction was later put on hold following a public backlash.