Residents welcome new ELV order as a ‘reasonable move

NEW DELHI: Owners of so-calles End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) vehi cles in the Capital won tempo rary reprieve on Tuesday, as the Supreme Court barred coercive measures against them, pausing a decade-old policy that deregis ters cars and two-wheelers soleh by age.
The interim order applies to ELVs-diesel vehicles over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years old that were declared “unfit for Delhi roads under a 2014 National Green Tri bunal (NGT) order, which was later reinforced by the apex court. The Delhi government has deregistered more than 6.5 mil-lion such vehicles.
But for now, owners may keep their vehicles without fear of towing or forced scrapping. pending further hearings.
“The apex court’s order today, although only an interim order against coercive steps with regards to such vehicles, is a wel-

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