The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the release of several seized "end-of-life" vehicles on an undertaking by the owners to either permanently park them in private spaces or remove them from the city limits.
The Delhi High Court has ordered the release of seized "end-of-life" vehicles on the condition that owners permanently park them in private spaces or remove them from the city. The court asked the Delhi government to develop a policy for dealing with such vehicles. The policy aims to balance the right to use one s property with environmental interests and ensure a pollution-free capital.
The new version of Delhi s electric vehicle (EV) policy is stuck following the dismissal of advisors, consultants and fellows in the transport department, including those in the Delhi Electric Vehicle Cell, while stakeholders have favoured incentives to encourage the use of EVs. The previous policy ran until August 8 and has been extended until a replacement is finalised.
Registration of electric vehicles has restarted in Delhi, with subsidies under the existing policy continuing until a new one is notified. The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, which was released last year, is valid for three years from the date of issue but had caused uncertainty when the registration of new vehicles stopped with the current policy ending in August.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has directed the Commissioner (Transport) to not put the newly inducted electric buses in operation from July 10 if their technical defects are not rectified by Sunday.
Gahlot, in his communication to Transport Commissioner Ashish Kundra, cited a media