In Brief
In this environmental protection case, the Supreme Court rejected manufacturers' plea to relax its deadline for switching to BS-VI (BSVI) compliant vehicles, even though some diesel and CNG variants remained unavailable. The Court held that manufacturers had adequate advance notice and that commercial inconvenience could not override environmental standards. It reaffirmed the absolute prohibition on registering BS-IV vehicles without court permission and directed all Regional Transport Offices to report on all BS-IV sales and registrations post-lockdown to ensure compliance with the environmental directive.
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