Delhi Government strikes Supreme Court towards blanket ban on overage automobiles

Delhi Government has moved the Supreme Court of India difficult the blanket ban on diesel automobiles older than 10 years and petrol automobiles older than 15 years.

A 3-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice Bhushan R. Gavai is prone to hear the plea on July 28, 2025 which seeks recall of the court docket’s October 29, 2018, order that upheld the National Green Tribunal’s preliminary directive.

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The plea submitted {that a} complete coverage is required to sort out air pollution in Delhi-NCR, which provides car health primarily based on precise emission ranges of particular person automobiles as per scientific strategies quite than implementing a blanket ban primarily based solely on age.

The plea seeks a complete examine by the Centre and CAQM to evaluate the precise environmental advantages of age-based restrictions versus emission-based standards.

The apex court docket had earlier directed the Transport Departments of States within the National Capital Region (NCR) that each one diesel automobiles greater than 10 years previous and petrol automobiles greater than 15 years previous shall not ply by way of order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order.

“All automobiles, diesel or petrol, that are greater than 15 years previous shall not be permitted to ply on the roads and wherever such automobiles of this age are seen, the involved authorities shall take applicable steps in accordance with regulation, together with seizure of the automobiles in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act.

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“The automobiles that are greater than 15 years previous, won’t be permitted to be parked in any public space they usually shall be towed away and challenged by the police in accordance with the regulation. This path can be relevant to all automobiles with out exception i.e. two wheelers, three wheelers, 4 wheelers, mild automobiles and heavy automobiles no matter whether or not business or in any other case,” the NGT mentioned in its November 26, 2014, order.