NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a scientist's plea seeking permission to fit his invention -- an eco-friendly fuel-cell auto engine -- in vehicles plying on a commercial basis here.

Justice V.K. Shali asked the road transport and highways ministry and the Delhi transport department to reply on the plea filed by Kanishk Sinha asking government to grant him no-objection certificate (NOC) to implement his "eco-friendly zinc-oxyen fuel-cell engine" in auto-rickshaws and e-rickshaws.

Sinha claimed that by fitting the engine invented by him, which is "long lasting, non-polluting, non-hazardous and inexpensive" will control the pollution level in the capital.

He said that his representation for implementation of his technology is pending before the central and Delhi governments since March 2010 and sought direction for a decision on his representation.

Advocate Zubeda Begum, standing counsel of the Delhi government, assured the court that Sinha's representation will be decided in three months and a decision will be taken.

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