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2020 Supreme(SC) 898
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arun Mishra, Deepak Gupta, JJ.
North Delhi Municipal Corporation - Appellant
Versus
Gnctd - Respondent
Civil Appeal No(s). 4908-4909/2019 with C.A. No. 9783/2018 (XVII) ( for Intervention Application On I.A 193137 of 2019 for Appropriate Orders/Directions on I.A 193140 of 2019 I.A No. 193140 of 2019 - Appropriate Orders/Directions I.A No. 193137 of 2019 - Intervention Application) Diary No(S). 12263/2019 (XVII) (for Appropriate Orders/Directions on I.A. 192228 of 2019; I.A. No. 192228 of 2019 - Appropriate Orders/Directions)
Decided On : 27-03-2020
Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Advocate, Ms. Nidhi Mohan Parashar, Advocate, Mr. Praveen Swarup, Advocate, for the Appellant; Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, ASG, Dr. Nishesh Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, Advocate, for the Respondent.
Point of Law: Covid pandemic - Vehicle used for essential services - Registration of - As these vehicles have already been purchased, as such court allows their registration.
Headnote:
Lock-down - Vehicles for essential services - Seeking ordered to be registered within ten days of lifting of lock-down in city as other variants i.e. Petrol/CNG are not available and vehicles are for essential services.
Finding of the Court:
As per the details of vehicles and chassis number filed by Ms counsel, pursuant to this Court's order as they have already been purchased and are BS-IV compliant, as a onetime measure they are ordered to be registered within ten days of lifting of lock-down in city concerned, as other variants i.e. Petrol/CNG are not available and the vehicles are for essential services. In future compliant vehicles be purchased and no application be entertained in future for such kind of vehicles.
Result: Appeal and application disposed of.
ORDER
The Court convened through Video Conferencing.
I.A. NOS.192228/2019 in C.A... Diary No. 12263 of 2019
1. Fifteen (15) vehicles, as per the details of vehicles and chassis number filed by Ms. Nidhi Mohan Parashar, learned counsel, pursuant to this Court's order dated 06.03.2020, as they have already been purchased and are BS-IV compliant, as a one time measure they are ordered to be registered within ten days of lifting of lock-down in the city concerned, as the other variants i.e. Petrol/CNG are not available and the vehicles are for essential services. In future BS-VI compliant vehicles be purchased and no application be entertained in future for such kind of vehicles. As these vehicles have already been purchased, as such we allow their registration.
This application is, accordingly, disposed of.
I.A. NOS.193137 of 2019 & 193140 of 2019 in C.A. No. 9783/2018
2. One vehicle bearing Chassis No.MC2T3LRCOJK012694 and Model No.Eicher/87506857, as it has already been purchased and is BS-IV compliant, as a one time measure it is ordered to be registered within ten days of lifting of lock-down in the city concerned, as the other variants i.e. Petrol/CNG are not available and the vehicle is for essential services. In future BS-VI compliant vehicles be purchased and no application be entertained in future for such kind of vehicles. As the vehicle has already been purchased, as such we allow its registration.
3. The application for intervention is allowed for the purpose of this application and these applications are, accordingly, disposed of.
I.A. Nos. 3921 of 2020 & 3924 of 2020 in C.A. No. 9783 of 2018
4. One vehicle/Ambulance, as per chassis number MA1XE2GRKK2J85841 and engine number GRK4J55839, as it has have already been purchased and is BS-IV compliant, as a one time measure it is ordered to be registered within ten days of lifting of lock-down in the city concerned, as the other variants i.e. Petrol/CNG are not available and the vehicle is for essential services. In future BS-VI compliant vehicles be purchased and no application be entertained in future for such kind of vehicles. As the vehicle has already been purchased, as such we allow its registration.
5. The application for intervention is allowed for the purpose of this application and these applications are, accordingly, disposed of.
I.A. Nos.194620 of 2019 in C.A. NO.9783 of 2018
6. Seventy-six (76) vehicles, as per the details of vehicles and chassis number filed by Mr. Praveen Swarup, learned counsel, pursuant to this Court's order dated 06.03.2020, as they have already been purchased and are BS-IV compliant, as a one time measure they are ordered to be registered within ten days of lifting of lock-down in the city concerned, as the other variants i.e. Petrol/CNG are not available and the vehicles are for essential services. In future BS-VI compliant vehicles be purchased and no application be entertained in future for such kind of vehicles. As these vehicles have already been purchased, as such we allow their registration.
This application is, accordingly, disposed of.
