New Delhi. If there has been a challan related to your vehicle and you have not deposited the challan amount yet, then read this news carefully. The Supreme Court has given fresh instructions regarding old e-challans of vehicles. The Supreme Court has asked all the states and union territories to recover the outstanding amount of vehicle challans by linking it with other government services. The Supreme Court has also given many more important instructions regarding the outstanding challan amount of vehicles.
During the hearing, the Supreme Court was told that about Rs 49194.05 crore are outstanding for e-challan of vehicles across the country. On this, the Supreme Court has directed for random checking of vehicles in all the states and union territories. If the challan amount has not been deposited on any vehicle, the court has also given instructions to confiscate it. The Supreme Court has said that merely issuing vehicle related e-challan is not enough. His recovery should also be ensured. The court has said that till the amount of vehicle challan is deposited, renewal of its RC, issuance of duplicate RG and change of address of the vehicle owner should be stopped. The Supreme Court has also ordered to blacklist such vehicles on the transport portal.
The Supreme Court has also asked not to give PUC and fitness certificate of the vehicles while the e-challan is pending. The Supreme Court has also said that people who repeatedly violate traffic rules can be stopped from renewing their driving licenses and can also suspend their licenses. The Supreme Court has asked all states and union territories, NHAI, other agencies to make electronic surveillance systems AI enabled. So that violations of traffic rules can be caught. There are 12 categories of traffic related violations. Violation of which requires a fine.