Tata Motors moves NGT on diesel vehicle ban

NEW DELHI: Tata Motors Limited on Tuesday filed a petition in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), seeking a clarification on the ban on registration of medium and heavy commercial diesel vehicles in Delhi.

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The company said the Delhi government’s transport department had refused to register medium and heavy commercial diesel vehicles following the two NGT orders passed in December 2015, and January this year.

“Grave prejudice is being caused to its right to carry on business activities by the refusal of the department of transport, government of NCT, Delhi, to register medium and heavy commercial diesel vehicles in the guise of the two orders,” the Tata Motors application read.

The green court had on December 11, 2015, ordered that no new diesel vehicle would be registered in the Capital till the next hearing.

On January 6, the green court said that since the matter was also taken up in Supreme Court, no further orders will be issued in the case.

In its application filed before a bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar, Tata Motors said that on December 16 last year, the Supreme Court had directed that registration of diesel-run SUVs and private cars with engine capacity of 2000cc and above would be banned in Delhi-NCR till March 31.