(Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta, JJ.)
M.C. Mehta _______________________________________ Petitioner;
v.
Union of India and Others _________________________ Respondent(s).
Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No(s). 13029/1985, decided on September 30, 2019
((1) Report No. 103 Submitted by EPCA (Special Report For Delay in Implementation of Colour Coded Stickers on Vehicles) (2) I.A. No. 344 (Application For Directions) (3) IA No. 68247/2019 (Appln. For Directions on Behalf of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation)
With
W.P.(C) No. 939/1996 (PIL-W) SLP(C) No. 13208/1998 (XVI) SLP(C) No. 3050/2005 (XII-A) (For Condonation of Delay in Filing on IA 1/2005 For Application For Permission to Place on Record Additional Documents on IA 2/2006 IA No. 1/2005 – Condonation of Delay in Filing) W.P.(C) No. 108/2005 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No. 116/2013 (PIL-W) T.P.(C) No. 235-236/2014 (XVI-A) (For Ex-Parte Stay on IA 1/2014 IA No. 1/2014 – Ex-Parte Stay) W.P.(C) No. 1109/2017 (PIL-W) (For Permission to Appear and Argue in Person on IA 119376/2017 IA No. 119376/2017 – Permission to Appear and Argue in Person) C.A. No. 2602-2603/2018 (XVII) Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No(s). 13029/1985; I.A. No. 344; IA No. 68247/2019; W.P.(C) No. 939/1996 (PIL-W); SLP(C) No. 13208/1998 (XVI); SLP(C) No. 3050/2005 (XII-A); IA 1/2005; IA 2/2006; W.P.(C) No. 108/2005 (PIL-W); W.P.(C) No. 116/2013 (PIL-W); T.P.(C) No. 235-236/2014 (XVI-A); IA 1/2014; W.P.(C) No. 1109/2017 (PIL-W); IA 119376/2017; IA No. 119376/2017; and C.A. No. 2602-2603/2018 (XVII)
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
Report No. 103 Submitted by EPCA
1. We have considered Report No. 103 submitted by EPCA. An order has been passed on 13-8-20181. It was agreed that a hologram sticker of light blue colour should be used for petrol/CNG vehicles and a hologram based sticker of orange colour should be used for diesel vehicles. The order was to be made applicable only for the NCR region. The order was to be implemented in the NCR region by 02.10.2018.
2. Thereafter, wide publicity was given to the stickers and procedures for implementing the amendments that are proposed.
3. On 10.12.2018, the Additional Solicitor General had placed on record the new amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 issued vide GSR 1162 (E) dated 4th December, 2018 and a statutory order SO 6052 (E) dated 6th December, 2018.
4. It is pointed out that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a direction to implement the colour coded stickers on old and new vehicles as a third sticker of the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP).
5. With respect to the existing vehicles, the following proposals have been submitted in the report :—
“1. HSRP, including third registration mark may be supplied and affixed by the dealer of the vehicle manufacturers.
And/or
2. The manufacturers or suppliers of HSRP, if so authorised by the State concerned, may also supply HSRP including third registration mark on old vehicles. The dealers of the vehicle manufacturers may also affix such plates, supplied by the vehicle manufacturers, on old vehicles.”
6. Let response to the above be filed by the manufacturers concerned and also by the States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and the Government of NCT of Delhi.
7. List on 21.10.2019.
I.A. No. 344 (Application For Directions)
8. Response to the application be filed by 14.10.2019.
9. List on 14.10.2019.
IA NO. 68247/2019
(Appln. For Directions on Behalf of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation)
10. Response to the application be filed by 14.10.2019.
11. List on 14.10.2019.
SLP (C) No. 13208 of 1998
12. List on 04.10.2019.
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1 M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, WP (C) No. 13029 of 1985, order dated 13-8-2018 (SC)
