"Emission norms - Consider expanding scope of Volkswagen case to other car makers: SC to NGT", 21 January 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday [21 January] favoured widening of judicial scrutiny of a case pertaining to use of cheat device in diesel cars to flout emission norms in vehicles made by German auto major Volkswagen by bringing other auto majors under the scanner...

Senior advocate...appearing for Volkswagen, said that the company has been singled out for violation of norms which are “non-existent”. He said that the automobile company complies with country’s existing norms on emission and has already deposited Rs 100 crore fine imposed by the NGT to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)...

Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd had moved the top court challenging the [NGT order to deposite a fine] while a committee decides on the allegations of emission norms violations...A spokesperson of Volkswagen Group India said that all cars of the company are complying with the emission norms in India...[An expert committee] was formed by the NGT on November 16 last year to give its opinion whether the manufacturer has exceeded the prescribed environmental norms and fair estimate of the damage caused to the environment...