The National Green Tribunal has asked the Centre and Delhi government to make clear their stand on capping and scrapping of diesel cars and providing incentives to those who do not use private vehicles after car dealers sought modifications in its “harsh” order.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to Ministries of Road Transport, Environment and Forests and Heavy Industries as well as Delhi government and others while hearing the plea of car dealers seeking modification of order banning registration of new diesel vehicles.

Senior advocate Pinaki Misra, appearing for Delhi based car dealers, said that the tribunal has passed a “harsh” direction by ordering that there would be no registration of new diesel vehicles.

“We are saddled with stocks of 2015 which would be difficult to dispose in 2016 due the order passed by NGT,” Misra said.

He asked the tribunal to modify the order so that the existing stocks of diesel cars be sold as this was the month for giving discounts and high sale was expected.