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No coercive action for now against Volkswagen on NGT fine, rules SC

Volkswagen approaches top court against NGT's Rs 500 crore fine, says green court didn't consider its grounds

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Aashish Aryan New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday said no coercive action would be taken in the interim against German automobile major Volkswagen for not depositing the Rs 500-crore fine imposed on its by the National Green Tribunal. The NGT had imposed a fine of Rs 500 crore on the carmaker for damaging the environment through the use of “cheat devices” in its diesel cars in India. 

A two-judge Bench of Justice S A Bobde and Justice S Abdul Nazeer passed the order. 

A cheat device is a software that allows car manufacturers to manipulate emission tests by altering the performance of its engines.

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