NEW DELHI: In a odd case, petroleum and atmosphere ministries have taken a contradictory stand earlier than the Supreme Court on banning sale of non-BS-VI-compliant cars from April 1, 2020, the date during which the cleaner fuel shall be made available across the nation.
In a sworn statement, the ministry of petroleum and natural fuel contended that not simplest manufacturing however even sale of BS-VI non-compliant or lower vintage cars be banned from April 2020 to realise full advantage of the cleaner fuel.
This stand, alternatively, is contradictory to the submission of ministry of atmosphere and forests which has constantly taken a stand that automobile companies will have to be allowed to sell their inventory of BS-IV cars till the end of June 2020 for two wheelers and up to September for four wheelers.
“The Public Sector Oil Marketing companies are making an investment approximately Rs 28,000 crore for upgradation of refineries for supply of BS-VI fuels. This funding is being made to improve the fuel high quality for higher atmosphere. The environmental advantages of BS-VI fuels are simplest marginal if it is used in BS-IV or lower vintage cars. If sale of BS-VI non-compliant cars is permitted after April 1, 2020, the environmental advantages with regards to aid in particulate topic emission is simplest marginal in spite of huge public funding. Hence, sale of BS-VI non-compliant cars will have to not be allowed after March 31, 2020,” the petroleum ministry stated.
It even hinted the cut-off date to prevent manufacturing of BS-IV vehicle will have to be advanced to make sure such cars are not bought after March 31, 2020.
The atmosphere ministry had earlier instructed the apex court that manufacturing of BS-IV cars be banned and not their sale after BS-VI norms kick in to allow auto manufactures to exhaust their shares.
“If the date of shift to BSVI turns into date of registration then it could in reality reduce the time available to trade for manufacturing to a mere two years or so even supposing BS-VI fuel will not be available across the nation till April 1, 2020 ... It will also be tough to have zero inventory of BS-IV with sellers on March 31, 2020 as gross sales cannot be predicted upfront,” the ministry’s affidavit stated.
Advocate Aparajita Singh, who is helping the court as amicus curiae, contended that people are loss of life of pollution and there was no wish to give grace period to auto-makers to sell BS-IV cars past March 31, 2020. The recommend, appearing for manufacturers, stated the firms will have to transfer over to BS-VI cars from December, 2019 which might be a hard process.
Holding that the well being of hundreds of thousands of other people was more important, the apex court had in March final year brushed aside the plea of automakers to allow them to do away with present shares of BS-III cars.
In a sworn statement, the ministry of petroleum and natural fuel contended that not simplest manufacturing however even sale of BS-VI non-compliant or lower vintage cars be banned from April 2020 to realise full advantage of the cleaner fuel.
This stand, alternatively, is contradictory to the submission of ministry of atmosphere and forests which has constantly taken a stand that automobile companies will have to be allowed to sell their inventory of BS-IV cars till the end of June 2020 for two wheelers and up to September for four wheelers.
“The Public Sector Oil Marketing companies are making an investment approximately Rs 28,000 crore for upgradation of refineries for supply of BS-VI fuels. This funding is being made to improve the fuel high quality for higher atmosphere. The environmental advantages of BS-VI fuels are simplest marginal if it is used in BS-IV or lower vintage cars. If sale of BS-VI non-compliant cars is permitted after April 1, 2020, the environmental advantages with regards to aid in particulate topic emission is simplest marginal in spite of huge public funding. Hence, sale of BS-VI non-compliant cars will have to not be allowed after March 31, 2020,” the petroleum ministry stated.
It even hinted the cut-off date to prevent manufacturing of BS-IV vehicle will have to be advanced to make sure such cars are not bought after March 31, 2020.
The atmosphere ministry had earlier instructed the apex court that manufacturing of BS-IV cars be banned and not their sale after BS-VI norms kick in to allow auto manufactures to exhaust their shares.
“If the date of shift to BSVI turns into date of registration then it could in reality reduce the time available to trade for manufacturing to a mere two years or so even supposing BS-VI fuel will not be available across the nation till April 1, 2020 ... It will also be tough to have zero inventory of BS-IV with sellers on March 31, 2020 as gross sales cannot be predicted upfront,” the ministry’s affidavit stated.
Advocate Aparajita Singh, who is helping the court as amicus curiae, contended that people are loss of life of pollution and there was no wish to give grace period to auto-makers to sell BS-IV cars past March 31, 2020. The recommend, appearing for manufacturers, stated the firms will have to transfer over to BS-VI cars from December, 2019 which might be a hard process.
Holding that the well being of hundreds of thousands of other people was more important, the apex court had in March final year brushed aside the plea of automakers to allow them to do away with present shares of BS-III cars.
Ban on sale of non-BS-VI-compliant vehicles: Oil, environment ministries clash in Supreme Court
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