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No diesel or petrol-run taxis in Delhi-NCR from tomorrow: Supreme Court

BI India BureauApr 30, 2016, 13:19 IST

In a major body blow for taxi operators, the Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that only CNG taxis will be allowed to run in Delhi and NCR from tomorrow.

All radio taxis, app-based cab operators will have to switch to CNG from May 1, the top court said, refusing to extend the April 30 deadline for taxis to convert into CNG.

Taxi owners had pleaded before the court that there's no technology available in the market to convert a diesel car into one that uses CNG.

"We gave sufficient time for private taxis to convert to CNG and we are not inclined to extend the deadline," the apex court told the operators.

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