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CJI Seeks Hearing for BS-IV Volvo Owner Denied Fuel
The Supreme Court will hear a plea by Y N Bhardwaj, whose son owns a BS-IV diesel Volvo XC-60 that was allegedly denied a renewed Pollution Under Control Certificate after crossing 15…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court will hear a plea by Y N Bhardwaj, whose son owns a BS-IV diesel Volvo XC-60 that was allegedly denied a renewed Pollution Under Control Certificate after crossing 15 years. Times Now reports that pollution centres refused renewal, leaving the car unable to obtain fuel under Delhi directives requiring a valid PUCC.
Senior advocate Rakesh Khanna told the court that a previous Supreme Court order exempted BS-IV and newer vehicles from coercive action based on age, limiting the restriction to BS-I, BS-II and BS-III vehicles. Chief Justice Surya Kant said the matter would be listed, while urging the owner to support efforts to reduce pollution. The car’s PUCC expired on February 25.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narratives are that every old diesel car is automatically a pollution threat, or that any exemption makes anti-pollution rules meaningless. Neither follows from the reported facts. The real issue is whether officials applied the Supreme Court’s stated distinction between emission standards and vehicle age. The hearing should settle whether a valid BS-IV vehicle can be denied certification solely for crossing 15 years, and how many such cases exist in Delhi.
Source: timesnownews.com
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