India, July 5 -- A day after the Delhi government requested the rollback of a controversial directive to deny fuel to end-of-life vehicles (ELVs), the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) was yet to issue a formal statement withdrawing the order till late on Friday. The enforcement of the policy, however, has quietly stopped and fuel is now being sold to all vehicles and impounding drives have ceased.

Senior CAQM officials, who were reportedly occupied with high-level meetings on stubble burning with the Punjab and Haryana governments over the past two days, are expected to take a final call on the matter after the weekend, officials familiar with the matter said.

"We have just received the letter from the Delhi government. Any ...