SC allows registration of BS-IV vehicles bought before March 31
New Delhi, August 13
In a big relief to thousands of people, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the registration of BS-IV vehicles, which were purchased till March 31 but could not be registered due to the nationwide lockdown before the March 31 deadline.
A Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said all registrations on e-portal, including temporary registrations, are allowed. However, the relaxation won’t be applicable to Delhi-NCR.
“We cannot be allowing registration of vehicles in Delhi-NCR. This is not applicable to Delhi-NCR,” noted the top court.
The top court noted that there were certain vehicles, details of which were not uploaded on the VAHAN e-services portal for registration of vehicles, and these sales were made despite the court’s orders that no registration would take place for sales post March 31.
The top court also disallowed the registration of some vehicles which were sold by the dealers during the lockdown period.
Senior advocate KV Viswanathan, appearing for the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, submitted before the court, “We will comply with whatever the court says. But I urge you to dispel any thoughts that there was any wrongdoing or misuse of the lockdown period.” — IANS
