© thequint.comSupreme Court extends deadline for sale of Bharat Stage-IV vehicles amid coronavirus lockdown
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed automobile dealers – barring those in Delhi – to sell Bharat Stage-IV vehicles for 10 days after the coronavirus lockdown ends on April 14, PTI reported. The top court had earlier said that all such vehicles should be sold by March 31, as the newer fuel standard, Bharat Stage-VI, is set to come into force the following day.
In 2018, the top court had ruled that no Bharat Stage-IV vehicle would be sold in the country from April 1, 2020.
The top court’s decision on Friday came on a petition filed by the Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association, seeking an extension of the deadline for sale of their inventory of BS-IV vehicles amid the coronavirus scare and economic slowdown. The automobile body’s lawyer told the court that 1.7 lakh cars and 14,000 commercial vehicles worth Rs 7,000 crore are yet to be sold and sought time till May 31.