SC allows registration of BS-IV compliant vehicles sold before lockdown

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed registration of BS-IV vehicles that were sold in March but couldn't complete the process due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown, reported The Times of India.

The ruling applies to vehicles whose details were uploaded on the government’s Vahan portal.

The apex court had, two weeks ago, disallowed registration of BS-IV vehicles. The court was irked over the violation of its order and pulled up automobile dealers association for sale of BS-IV vehicles when the lockdown was announced in the last week of March and extended three times.

The court had on July 8 recalled