SC bans sale, registration of non BS-IV-compliant vehicles

New Delhi March 29 (IANS) In a major decision the Supreme Court on Wednesday said no vehicles which are BS-IV emission non-compliant will be sold in the country after April 1.

Banning the sale of BS-IV non-compliant vehicles the bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta said all the vehicle-registering authorities are prohibited from registering BS-IV non-compliant vehicles from April 1.

However the court said that if proof is furnished that the vehicle was purchased before April 1 then it will be allowed to be registered.

--IANS
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