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SC's Strictness Sparks Rush in Ranchi: Pay Traffic Challans Immediately or Face Trouble.
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News18•04-10-2026, 08:23
SC's Strictness Sparks Rush in Ranchi: Pay Traffic Challans Immediately or Face Trouble.
- •A large number of people are queuing up in Ranchi to deposit their old pending challans.
- •Discussions on pending traffic challans have intensified across the country after the Supreme Court's recent strong remarks.
- •According to Ranchi Traffic Police data, traffic challans worth over 130 crore rupees are outstanding in the capital.
- •Ranchi Traffic SP Rakesh Singh has appealed to vehicle owners to voluntarily deposit their pending challans.
- •The Supreme Court has given several suggestions and directives regarding the recovery of pending challans, including linking them with electricity bills and seizing vehicles.
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The Supreme Court suggested that states and union territories consider linking unpaid traffic e-challans to electricity bills, blacklisting defaulting vehicles on the Parivahan portal, restricting vehicle-related services like RC and DL renewals, and potentially impounding vehicles during random checks.
According to data from the Ranchi Traffic Police, traffic challans worth more than 130 crore rupees are currently outstanding in the capital city of Jharkhand.
States and Union Territories across India have around ₹45,000 crore in e-challan dues, out of which about ₹25,000 crore has been successfully collected, leaving approximately ₹20,000 crore pending.
