BS4 vehicles have been in constant
discussion for some time now. Due to the lockdown in the country, the vehicle
companies could not sell the BS4 vehicle till the last time, due to which the
court later allowed the sale of BS4 vehicle for 10 days.
The Supreme Court has prohibited the
registration of vehicles with BS4 (Bharat Stage-4) emission standards until
further orders. Along with this, the court expressed displeasure with the
Vehicle Dealers Association for selling large numbers of vehicles during the
lockdown in March and for violating its order.
The court said that such vehicles were
sold during the last week of March and also after 31 March during the lockdown.
According to the information, an
unusual number of BS4 vehicles were sold during the lockdown. The court will
next hear the case on August 13.
A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra
made it clear during a brief hearing from the video conference on Friday that
the registration of BS4 vehicles would be stayed until a decision on the issue.
The bench also consists of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Krishna Murari.
Earlier, on July 8, the court had
withdrawn its order dated 27 March in which BS4 vehicles were sold for 10 days
in other parts of the country except Delhi-NCR after the removal of the
applicable lockdown due to Covid-19. Permission was granted. This relief was
later withdrawn.
The court granted this relief to the
dealers after taking into account the fact that these vehicles cannot be sold
in the country after March 2020.
The bench has directed the Vehicle
Dealers Association to submit details of vehicles sold online or directly in
the last week of March. The bench said that it wants to examine the details of
BS-4 vehicles sold and registered during the lockdown period.
The bench told the lawyer appearing on
behalf of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), "You
are in serious trouble. We will take prosecution action against anyone."
The bench specifically mentioned the
increase in sales of such vehicles on 29, 30 and 31 March, saying that we will
take appropriate action against these people.
The next hearing on this matter will
now be on August 13.
Earlier, on July 24, the court
objected to the oral request of the vehicle dealers, in which they said that
BS4 vehicles should be allowed to be returned to the manufacturers so that they
can be exported to other countries. Dealers said that BS4 vehicles are still
allowed to be sold in some countries.
