It has ordered the seizure of all such vehicles. Additional Advocate General V. Arun told the court that the Supreme Court had fixed March 31, 2020 as the last date for the sale and registration of BS IV vehicles in order to contain air pollution. In violation of the court diktat, more than 290 BS IV vehicles and 25 other vehicles had been registered fraudulently between November 1, 2020 and September 22, 2022. The law officer also claimed that the car owners were not cooperating with the Transport Department officials in identifying the sellers of these vehicles. After recording his submissions, Justice Venkatesh wrote: “The present case involves a huge racket which has cheated people by selling them vehicles which are in the category of BS IV by manipulating records.

Source: The Hindu May 21, 2023 05:06 UTC