Disposed

Anand Tiwari v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC6 Dec 2024W.P.(C)/11458/2024

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Writ petition seeking release of a petitioner's over-ten-year-old diesel vehicle seized as an end-of-life vehicle pursuant to tribunal and court directions. The petitioner agreed to apply to GNCTD for release under its 2024 policy; the petition was disposed of in terms of those submissions, with status quo on the vehicle maintained for four weeks.

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Petition disposed per submissions: petitioner to apply under GNCTD policy within one week; status quo on vehicle for four weeks.

Anand Tiwari Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Environment and Pollution | Delhi HC (2024)

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$~10

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 11458/2024 & CM APPL. 47538/2024

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ANAND TIWARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Arora, Advocate.

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versus

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GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu & Mr. Manoviraj Singh, Advocates for GNCTD.

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Mr. Ankit Rajgarhia & Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocates for R-2. [M:7004024218]

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

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O R D E R % 06.12.2024

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The petitioner has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking a direction to set aside the memorandum dated 09.07.2024, by which his vehicle bearing registration No. HR38T5090 was seized, and for a further direction upon the respondents to release the vehicle to him.

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The petitioner’s vehicle is a diesel vehicle registered on 07.07.2014. It has thus completed more than ten years of age and, therefore, qualifies as an “ End of life Vehicle ” under the Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021. The vehicle has therefore been seized in compliance of directions of

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W.P.(C) 11458/2024

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/12/2024 at 13:01:06

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National Green Tribunal dated 07.04.2015 in O.A. 21/2014 [ Vardhaman Kaushik & Ors. vs. Union of India ] and the order of the Supreme Court dated 29.10.2018 in W.P.(C) 13029/1985 [ M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India & Ors. ].

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Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi [“GNCTD”] has framed a policy titled “Guidelines For Handling End of Life Vehicles in Public Places of Delhi, 2024” [“Policy”] on 20.02.2024, which provides for release of vehicles upon the conditions stated therein. The guidelines are annexed to the writ petition at annexure P-4 but the petitioner has not applied to GNCTD in terms of the Policy.

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Mr. Deepak Arora, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the petitioner will do so within one week from today, with the requisite documents. Learned counsel for GNCTD states that, upon receipt of the application, it will be processed in accordance with law.

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The writ petition, alongwith pending application, is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid submissions.

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Learned counsel for GNCTD states that the vehicle is lying at the Burari Pit of the Transport Department, GNCTD. To enable the petitioner to approach GNCTD in terms of these directions, it is directed that status quo will be maintained as far as the vehicle is concerned, for a period of four weeks from today.

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PRATEEK JALAN, J

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DECEMBER 6, 2024 ‘pv/JM’/

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W.P.(C) 11458/2024

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/12/2024 at 13:01:06

Anand Tiwari v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

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