SC's no to stay order on phasing out old vehicles from Kolkata

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant interim stay on the Calcutta High Court judgement directing the West Bengal government to phase out from the metropolis commercial vehicles which are 15-year-old.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said, it would hear the petition seeking stay of the High Court on Tuesday.

The transporters association has approached the apex Court against the July 2008 judgement of the High Court which had directed the state government to phase out 15-year-old commercial vehicles from the municipal limits of Kolkata city by today.