The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued order that from April 1, 2017, only BS-IV compliant vehicles will be sold by auto companies. The estimated worth of these BS-III vehicles is around Rs 12,000 crore. The apex court rejected auto companies plea over the demand for relief of six to seven months. Car manufactures had approached the Supreme Court to dispose of their stock as the BS-IV emission norms are to come into force from April 1 this year. ALSO READ: Allow sale of unsold BS-III vehicles post April 1 deadline, Centre tells SCALSO READ: Supreme Court seeks details of unsold BS-III inventory from automakersALSO WATCH: What are BSIV emission norms and what do they mean?

Source: India Today March 29, 2017 09:00 UTC