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Unpaid Traffic Challans Could Link to Electricity Bills: Supreme Court's Surprising Suggestion.
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CNBC Awaaz•29-09-2026, 21:29
Unpaid Traffic Challans Could Link to Electricity Bills: Supreme Court's Surprising Suggestion.
- •The Supreme Court made a significant suggestion for recovering pending traffic e-challans nationwide.
- •Approximately ₹45,000 crore in e-challans are outstanding across states and union territories, with ₹20,000 crore still unrecovered.
- •The Court suggested linking outstanding challan amounts to electricity bills for non-payers.
- •Other options discussed for non-payers include banning vehicle registration renewal, duplicate certificates, and transfer of vehicle ownership.
- •Suggestions also included blacklisting vehicles, stopping fitness/PUC certificate issuance, and suspending driving licenses for serious offenders.
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The Supreme Court suggested that outstanding traffic challan fines could be linked to individuals' electricity bills to ensure better recovery of pending dues.
Authorities reported that approximately ₹45,000 crore in e-challan amounts were to be recovered, out of which about ₹25,000 crore has been collected and roughly ₹20,000 crore remains outstanding.
The Court discussed blocking vehicle registration renewals, ownership transfers, fitness and PUC certificate issuances, and driving license renewals, alongside blacklisting defaulting vehicles on the Parivahan portal.
