New Delhi: Amid restrictions imposed on the movement of non-BS6 vehicles to control pollution in Delhi, the Delhi High Court has granted major relief to lawyers and court employees. The court has allowed advocates and court staff living in Delhi-NCR to travel to and from Delhi in their vehicles by showing a valid parking sticker and identity card.
Justice Amit Mahajan passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the Delhi High Court Bar Association. The court clarified that the exemption will apply only on court working days. The vehicle concerned must have a valid parking sticker of any bar association in Delhi, and it will be mandatory to show a valid identity card during travel.
The permission will remain in effect from 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027. It will benefit lawyers and judicial employees who live outside Delhi in NCR areas such as Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad, and travel to Delhi courts in their non-BS6 vehicles.
The Bar Association had argued before the court that the presence of lawyers and judicial employees is necessary for the smooth functioning of the judicial system. Because of the restrictions, they were facing difficulty in reaching courts. On this, Justice Mahajan said that assisting judicial work is an essential responsibility and that the presence of lawyers and staff is important during the functioning of courts.
The High Court has also sought responses from the Centre and the Delhi government on the petition. The next hearing in the matter will be held in January 2027. This relief relates only to the Delhi government’s ban on non-BS6 vehicles; it will not automatically provide exemption from GRAP or other applicable pollution-related restrictions.
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