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Traffic Fine Unpaid? Electricity Cut! Supreme Court's Shocking Idea to Boost Collections
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News18•28-09-2026, 22:53
Traffic Fine Unpaid? Electricity Cut! Supreme Court's Shocking Idea to Boost Collections
- •Supreme Court suggests linking e-challan fines for traffic violations to household electricity bills for collection.
- •Judges noted that police issue lakhs of e-challans but collection is poor, proposing electricity bill linkage to ensure payment.
- •Nationwide, Rs. 45,000 crore in fines is due, but only Rs. 25,000 crore has been collected.
- •Court recommends blacklisting vehicles with unpaid fines, withholding RC renewal, ownership transfer, FC, and PUC certificates.
- •Measures include prohibiting driving license renewal, cancelling existing licenses, and impounding vehicles during sudden inspections.
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The Supreme Court suggested that unpaid traffic e-challans could be linked directly to household electricity bills, meaning people would be forced to pay their fines out of fear that their power would be disconnected.
Authorities across states and union territories need to collect approximately Rs. 45,000 crore in pending traffic fines, out of which only about Rs. 25,000 crore has been successfully recovered so far.
The court advised that vehicles with unpaid fines should be blacklisted on the Parivahan website, barred from ownership transfers or registration renewals, and have their PUC, FC, and driving licenses restricted or cancelled.
