Supreme Court has
lifted the ban on registration of high-end diesel cars and SUVs having engine
capacity of 2000 cc and above in Delhi and NCR. However, the apex court has
imposed a green cess of one per cent of the ex-showroom price of such cars.
The apex court
vacated the embargo on registration of such vehicles after taking on record the
affidavits of some car makers and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
offering to deposit one per cent of the price of the vehicles as
Environment
Protection Charge (EPC) before the registration.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice TS Thakur said the one per cent amount, charged as EPC, shall be
paid to Central Pollution Control Board which will open a separate account with
a scheduled public sector bank. The apex court said that the registration of
the vehicle will be done by Regional Transport Officer on the satisfaction that
one per cent of the cost of the vehicle has been deposited.
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