As luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz offered to pay 1% environment cess in a bid to overcome the ban on registration of vehicles with engine capacity of 2000 cc or more in Delhi and NCR, Supreme Court on Friday allowed the sale of diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacity of 2,000cc or more in the capital city of the country.
The SC also asked the Central Pollution Control Board to open an account in public sector banks to receive green levy from big diesel car and SUV makers.
“The transport authority would register a big diesel car or SUV only if receipt of payment of green levy is shown,” the SC said.
The apex court said it will also decide whether the rate of green levy on big diesel cars be more than 1% of ex-showroom cost of the vehicle.
On the issue of whether smaller diesel cars too should be brought under the purview of payment of environment protection charge, the apex court said that it would decide later about it.
On July 4, the court had reserved its verdict on pleas seeking modification its order banning registration of diesel- run SUVs and high-end cars with engine capacity of 2000 CC and above in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), indicating that such vehicles may be allowed to be registered again on payment of one per cent of ex-showroom price as green cess.
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