4.47 lakh traffic challans among 24.36 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalats in Karnataka
The Hindu
Around ₹200 crore had been collected in penalties through traffic challans in Karnataka since February 2023 when the KSLSA took up the traffic challans as part of pre-litigation cases for settlement through Lok Adalats
Around 4.47 lakh traffic rule violations were among the 24.36 lakh cases to be amicably settled in the national-level Lok Adalats organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) across the State on September 9.
Speaking to mediapersons in Bengaluru on September 12, Justice K. Somashekar, a judge of the High Court and Chairman of High Court Legal Services Committee, said that 4,47,504 traffic challans were settled with the violators paying around ₹12.6 crore in penalties by availing the 50% rebate offered by the State Government on the recommendations made by the KSLSA.
The government had offered the 50% rebate on penalties in the period between July 5 and September 9.
Around ₹200 crore had been collected in penalties through traffic challans since February 2023 when the KSLSA took up the traffic challans as part of pre-litigation cases for settlement through Lok Adalats, and mooted offering a rebate on the penalty amount to encourage violators to come forward for settlement by paying the fine amount.
However, Justice Somashekar said, about 2.7 crore traffic challans are pending based on e-challans raised by the police.
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