The Supreme Court banned, on Wednesday, the registration of new diesel-guzzling luxury cars and SUVs with an engine capacity of over 2000 cc until March 31.
The apex court, however, said it would consider a plea for new registrations when Euro-4 diesel engines with improved emission standards are introduced in April next year. It added that buyers of diesel vehicles should pay environment compensation charge while getting their cars registered.
The SC bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur also banned the entry of trucks registered before 2005 into the city and hiked up by 100% the Green cess levied on commercial vehicles entering Delhi.
Any commercial vehicle not bound for Delhi will no longer be allowed to enter the city through entry points at National Highway 1 and 8 while all taxis and cab services -- Ola,
Uber or otherwise -- will have to shift to CNG by March 31.
