Published On : Wed, Dec 16th, 2015

SC slaps temporary ban on luxury diesel vehicle sales in Delhi

A worker repairs a diesel pump machine at a fuel station in KolkataNewDelhi: The Surpreme Court has ordered a temporary ban on the sale of large diesel cars in New Delhi and hiked a levy on trucks entering the city, as India’s highly polluted capital seeks ways to tackle one of its worst-ever bouts of toxic smog.

According to local television stations, an order passed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday bans the registration of new diesel luxury cars and sport-utility vehicles with an engine capacity of 2,000 cc or more in Delhi and the surrounding region from Jan. 1 to March 31.

The court stopped short of banning smaller cars.

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