To facilitate the registration of diesel-fuelled 110 trauma ambulances with engine capacity of more than 2000cc, the Delhi Government moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking relaxation of the court’s December 16, 2015, order that prohibits the registration of diesel vehicles of 2,000cc and above in National Capital Region to deal with pollution.
The apex court vacation Bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice l Nageswara Rao said the application for the relaxation of the December 16 order would be listed in the due course. The Delhi Government made the plea to the apex court to hear the matter, as earlier too, the court had modified its December 16, 2015 order to address the exigencies faced by different departments and security agencies.
By its order, the apex court had doubled the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) for the two, three and four-axle commercial vehicles entering Delhi and banned the registration of diesel vehicles of 2000cc or more capacity.
The ECC for two-axle commercial vehicles was increased to Rs1,400 and for the commercial vehicles with three and four axles to Rs2,600 for each trip.
Earlier on October 12, 2015, the apex court had imposed ECC of Rs700 on light duty and two-axle commercial vehicles and Rs1,300 on three- and four-axle commercial vehicles.