India, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday permitted the Delhi Government to take coercive action against vehicles that do not meet Bharat Stage-IV emission standards and directed the municipal corporation to consider temporary suspension of toll collection at the Capital's entry points.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, was hearing the issue of pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The court also observed orally that the measures taken by authorities so far have been a total failure in curbing pollution in the region. The SC also directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to consider temporary suspension of toll collection at nine entry po...