The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday allowed vintage cars to ply on the roads for rallies and exhibitions in Delhi, with a few riders. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that vintage cars that satisfy prescribed norms under the Motor Vehicles Act would be allowed to run on Delhi’s roads. Granting relief to the vintage cars, the green court referred to Rule 92 (2)(c) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and Section 59 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which grants exemption to “antique or vintage” vehicles. This is our attempt to protect this heritage, which needs to be preserved at any cost, failing which these antique and vintage vehicles will extinct very soon. Later, we will move them (NGT) for permission to get out these vintage cars on the weekends,” Mohan said.

Source: Hindustan Times December 18, 2017 18:11 UTC