<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Monday issued notice to the state government over the ban on registration of four-stroke diesel passenger autorickshaws.</p>.<p>Justice B V Nagarathna was hearing a petition filed by Farm Power Tractor, a manufacturer of three- wheelers, challenging the notification of the government.</p>.<p>The petitioner stated that four-stroke diesel engines were better than compressed natural gas engine vehicles and buses and trucks which use diesel engines and have been permitted by the government. It contended that four-stroke diesel engine autos conform to Bharat Stage Emission Standards (BSES) IV set by the Central Pollution Control Board.</p>.<p><span class="bold">'Withdraw plea'</span></p>.<p>The high court has directed withadrawal the petition questioning the government's expenditure on the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p>A division bench of acting chief justice H G Ramesh and P S Dinesh Kumar stated that the grounds on which the petition was filed were very unclear. The bench directed the petitioner to file a fresh petition with clear grounds.</p>.<p>S N Aravind had moved the court challenging the government spending crores of rupees on the event and had stated that the money could have been used for public welfare.</p>
<p>The High Court of Karnataka on Monday issued notice to the state government over the ban on registration of four-stroke diesel passenger autorickshaws.</p>.<p>Justice B V Nagarathna was hearing a petition filed by Farm Power Tractor, a manufacturer of three- wheelers, challenging the notification of the government.</p>.<p>The petitioner stated that four-stroke diesel engines were better than compressed natural gas engine vehicles and buses and trucks which use diesel engines and have been permitted by the government. It contended that four-stroke diesel engine autos conform to Bharat Stage Emission Standards (BSES) IV set by the Central Pollution Control Board.</p>.<p><span class="bold">'Withdraw plea'</span></p>.<p>The high court has directed withadrawal the petition questioning the government's expenditure on the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Vidhana Soudha.</p>.<p>A division bench of acting chief justice H G Ramesh and P S Dinesh Kumar stated that the grounds on which the petition was filed were very unclear. The bench directed the petitioner to file a fresh petition with clear grounds.</p>.<p>S N Aravind had moved the court challenging the government spending crores of rupees on the event and had stated that the money could have been used for public welfare.</p>