Delhi to ask SC to allow uniform rules on end-of-life vehicles: CM Rekha Gupta

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said that her government will approach the Supreme Court to request uniform regulations on end-of-life vehicles in the capital, in line with norms followed elsewhere in the country, The Hindu reported.

“The parameters that are applicable in the entire country should also apply to Delhi,” she said. “We want Delhiites not to face any inconvenience.”

Gupta also said that the Delhi government will inform the top court about the pollution control measures that have been taken in the capital and push for parity with national standards, The Indian Express reported.

She criticised previous governments in Delhi, claiming that they had “never worked on mitigating pollution”.

“That was the reason why they were often slammed by the court,” The Indian Express quoted her as saying. “In the end, the court and the National Green Tribunal had to take tough steps like this. But now things have changed.”

This came a day after Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena urged the Delhi government to file a review petition before the Supreme Court.

In his letter to Gupta, Saxena had criticised the current rules, saying that it was “irrational to imagine that a 10-year-old diesel vehicle has reached its end of life in Delhi while remaining roadworthy in other parts of the country”.

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