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Supreme Court's Strict Measures for Pending Traffic Challans: Power Cut, Vehicle Seizure!
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News18•28-09-2026, 20:37
Supreme Court's Strict Measures for Pending Traffic Challans: Power Cut, Vehicle Seizure!
- •The Supreme Court has suggested stringent measures for the recovery of pending traffic challans.
- •Approximately 45,000 crore rupees in e-challan penalties are pending nationwide, with only 25,000 crore rupees recovered.
- •The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan expressed these views during a hearing.
- •Suggested strict actions include cutting off electricity connections and seizing vehicles for unpaid challans.
- •Other proposed measures include suspending driving licenses, not renewing RC and PUC, and blacklisting vehicles on the transport portal.
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The Supreme Court suggested strict measures to recover pending e-challans, including linking unpaid fines to electricity bills with the risk of power disconnection, seizing vehicles during random checks, suspending driving licenses, and blacklisting vehicles on the transport portal.
States and union territories across the country have accumulated approximately 45,000 crore rupees in e-challan penalties, out of which only 25,000 crore rupees have been successfully recovered so far.
The bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan heard the petition concerning electronic traffic violations and the recovery of pending penalties.
