Coronavirus outbreak: Chandigarh RLA office to request Centre to extend BS-IV vehicles’ registration date

On December 18, 2019, FADA (Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations) had moved the Supreme Court, seeking an extension for the last date for selling BS-IV vehicles.

However, in February, the apex court turned down a plea by automobile dealers seeking to alter its earlier order prohibiting the sale of BS-IV compliant vehicles from April 1.

RLA Incharge Virat said, “At RLA, people have been coming from across the city to get their BS -IV vehicles registered in Chandigarh, as the last date is March 31, but now because of coronavirus, the administration has locked down offices, including the RLA in Chandigarh. A request application will be moved to the Union to exceed the date for the registration of the BS- IV vehicles.”

To get their BS-IV vehicles registered in RLA, the residents do not need to make an appointment at present, and people are coming walk-in, with the file.

However, since the lockdown due to coronavirus, a large number of panicked residents are turning to the office of RLA Chandigarh asking about whether their vehicle will be registered after March 31.

A businessman residing in Chandigarh, Nitin Aggarwal said, “Since there is a lockdown in the city, and several who bought the BS-IV vehicles, must be given extra time to get their vehicles registered. I hope that the government will take notice of the matter, and the date will be extended.”