Overview
- A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked the Centre to revisit NEMMP 2020 to account for five years of technological and market change.
- The court floated a phased ban on luxury petrol and diesel cars to jump-start adoption of electric models, noting it would not affect the general public.
- The Centre was directed to file a detailed report on notifications issued and steps taken, with the matter posted for hearing after four weeks.
- Charging access was identified as a key bottleneck, with suggestions to use petrol pumps, bus stations and buildings for EV points and to consider incentives and feebates.
- The 2019 PIL by CPIL, Common Cause and the SitaRam Jindal Foundation seeks time-bound implementation, including government fleet electrification and consumer subsidies to safeguard health and environmental rights.