Unpaid traffic fines? SC suggests adding challans to defaulters' electricity bills

Unpaid traffic fines? SC suggests adding challans to defaulters' electricity bills

The Supreme Court asked authorities to find practical ways to recover unpaid traffic challans during a hearing on e-challan enforcement. It suggested several measures, while clarifying that linking dues to electricity bills was only an idea, not a direction.

Pay traffic challans or face power disconnection? ‘Add unpaid challans to electricity bills’, SC says while suggesting new recovery measure

Justice Pardiwala said authorities should consider blocking renewal of registration certificates, issuance of duplicate certificates and changes in vehicle ownership details in cases where challans remained unpaid. Fitness certificates should also not be issued until the dues were cleared, he said.

Supreme Court Suggests Linking Traffic Challans To Electricity Bills For Recovery

The Supreme Court suggests linking traffic e-challans to electricity bills and blacklisting vehicles to recover 45000 crore rupees in unpaid fines.

Unpaid traffic challan? Supreme Court suggests linking fines to electricity bills

The Supreme Court has suggested linking unpaid traffic challans to electricity bills and restricting vehicle-related services to improve fine recovery. With around ₹45,000 crore in reported e-challan dues, the court has proposed measures involving driving licences, registration certificates, PUC certificates and vehicle impounding.