BS4 Vehicles sold after March 31, 2020, will not be registered as per the Supreme Court’s latest directive, while vehicles sold and uploaded to the eVahan portal will be allowed to be registered.
The Supreme Court in its order today has lifted the embargo for the registration of BS4 vehicles in a big relief to automotive dealers and customers. The top court said that it will allow the registration of only those BS4 vehicles that were sold prior to the lockdown and details of which were uploaded on the eVahan portal. About 39,000 vehicles though will still not be eligible for registration under the Supreme Court’s latest directive. Vehicles that have not been uploaded to the eVahan Portal will not be registered, nor will any BS4 vehicle sold after March 31, 2020, said the top body. The order will not be applicable in Delhi-NCR and vehicles sold in the region will not be registered.
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The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) claims that 1.34 lakh vehicles were sold between March 12 and March 31, 2020. However, government data reveals that over 11 lakh BS4 vehicles were sold during the same period, as opposed to FADA’s claims of 2.32 lakh vehicles. The figure also includes non-members of FADA, while some dealerships did not publish sales numbers.
Furthermore, the government data reveals that between March 29-31 this year, over 2.5 lakh BS4 vehicles were sold in the country. According to the data provided by FADA, out of the 2.25 lakh BS4 vehicles sold prior to March 31, 2020, 39,000 vehicles could not be verified by the eVahan Portal.
Government data reveals that over 2.5 lakh vehicles were sold between March 29-31, 2020
The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had earlier passed orders barring the registration of BS4 vehicles till further orders. On July 31, the top court had also expressed displeasure on the sale of a large number of vehicles in March during COVID-19 lockdown, the SC said that an unusual number of BS4 vehicles were sold during the time.
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Justice Mishra also asked Senior Advocate, KV Vishwanathan, “Is this not a fraud on the Court that you say that there will not be many sales during this period and then the sale is higher during this lockdown period?”
Advocate KV Vishwanath for FADA tried to clarify that various methods like discounts and slump sale were adopted as manufacturers refused to take back the stock/inventory. He pleaded with the court to allow registration of vehicles sold till May 31 saying various methods like discounts and slump sale was adopted as manufacturers refused to take back the stock/inventory.
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