No diesel-run taxis in Delhi from tomorrow, SC refuses to extend CNG deadline

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court today refused to stay a ban on registration on diesel passenger vehicles with 2000 cc and above in the national capital region (NCR). The next hearing on the issue is now scheduled to take place on May 9.

The apex court also banned diesel taxis from operating in the capital. Earlier in December last year, SC had directed that all diesel taxis be converted to CNG by March 1. The deadline was later extended to March 31 and then again to April 30.

Taxi operators pleaded that there is no technology available to convert diesel to CNG. The court held that extensions have been given and "you should have thought about alternatives by now".