BS VI norms in India – Enforcement Issues
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Supreme Court ordered a total ban on the sale and registration of Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) vehicles in India from April 1, 2020 onwards.
What was the order?
- The manufacturers were permitted to manufacture BS-IV vehicles till March 31, 2020
- Hence the government proposed to give reasonable time till June 30, 2020, to sell those BS-IV vehicles.
- But the court declared that only BS-VI vehicles will be permitted after the April 1, 2020, at the same time BS-VI grade petrol and diesel would also come into force across India.
- The court also declared that the right to life (Article 21) includes the right of a citizen to live in a clean environment.
- The court cited the need of the hour was to move towards utilisation of cle
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