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New Delhi : The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on February 20, 2018, had notified that new motor vehicles conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV manufactured before April 1, 2020, shall not be registered after June 30, 2020, and the new motor vehicles of categories M and N conforming to Emission Standard Bharat Stage-IV manufactured before April 1, 2020, and sold in the form of drive away chassis shall not be registered after September 30, 2020.
However, the Supreme Court vide its order dated October 24, 2018, has directed that no new motor vehicle conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage-IV shall be sold or registered in the entire country with effect from April 1, 2020. This information was given by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Lok Sabha on March 19, 2020, according to a PIB release.