India, Jan. 28 -- The Odisha government on Tuesday told the Orissa high court that it has decided to withdraw its controversial directive barring petrol pumps from selling fuel to vehicles without valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates from April 1.

The state government also told a bench of chief justice Harish Tandon and justice MS Raman that the government had decided to revoke its decision that would bar PUC certificates to vehicles that have unpaid traffic tickets.

The government's move to rescind its decision comes after the Orissa high court at previous hearings raised questions about the feasibility and legality of its decision while hearing a petition filed against the decision by Bhubaneswar's Snigdha Patra.

In an af...