New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to consider banning high-end petrol and diesel vehicles as an initial step toward accelerating India's transition to electric mobility, observing that such a move would not burden the common public and could help steer a broader shift toward cleaner transport.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made the suggestion while hearing a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation of national electric mobility policies.

Noting that several large electric vehicle (EV) models are now available in the market, the bench said the transition could begin with restrictions on luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles used by a small segment of th...