SME Times News Bureau | 17 Jan, 2019
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed German auto major
Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore by Friday in accordance with its
November 2018 order or face punitive action.
The Tribunal warned
that if Volkswagen fails to pay the stipulated cost within 24 hours, its
India head may be arrested and all his properties may be seized.
In
November 2018, the NGT had directed the car manufacturer to deposit Rs
100 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) within a month
for causing "serious environmental damage" by using a cheat device that
lowered vehicular emissions only during tests.
Volkswagen had challenged the order in the Supreme Court but the court refused to put a stay on the Tribunal's order.
On
Tuesday, a four-member committee set up by the NGT in November,
penalised Volkswagen Rs 171.34 crore for causing air pollution in Delhi
due to excess nitrogen oxide emissions.
