India, July 7 -- New Delhi

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the Delhi government will approach the Supreme Court to seek relief on the ban on refuelling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in Delhi, citing enforcement difficulties with ban restricted to Delhi and seeking that Delhi should have same parameters and regulations on ELVs as are enforced all over country.

To be sure, 10-year-old diesel vehicles and 15-year-old petrol vehicles will still be considered ELVs and illegal on Delhi roads, based on a 2018 Supreme Court judgement and a 2014 National Green Tribunal order, which prohibited the parking of vehicles aged over 15 years in public spaces.

Speaking on the sidelines of a government event, CM Gupta on Sunday blamed the ...