The closure call of Pollution Under Control Centres (PUCC) by the Delhi Petrol Dealers' Association (DPDA) comes following the Delhi government's proposed hike in pollution certificate charges.
A Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate is issued to a vehicle after examining its exhaust fumes and checking the level of hazardous emissions. But, electric vehicles do not have any emmissions.
A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur also asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to ensure that all fuel refilling centres in the National Capital Region (NCR) have PUC centres.
The petition by NGO 'Campaign for People Participation in Development Planning' alleges that the rise in vehicle- generated air pollution in Delhi was due to "non-enforcement and non-implementation" of the 1988 Motor Vehicle Act, which prescribes punishment for driving a polluting vehicle.