To provide relief to motorists in the city regarding old, pending traffic challans, the District Court of Chandigarh is launching a special drive starting November 16.
Under this initiative, challans issued under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act—covering violations such as improper parking or failing to respect zebra crossings—will be settled. As part of this special drive, motorists will be required to pay only ₹100, instead of the originally prescribed fine of up to ₹500.
In the first phase of this drive, 8,500 pending challans issued between September 2023 and March 2024 have been selected for settlement. These cases have been distributed across 17 courts, with each court assigned 500 challans.
A list of all 8,500 challans has been made available on the official website of the District Court, which also provides a separate payment link for each court.
Option for online payment
Motorists can make payments online via the website or by using payment kiosks located within the court complex. There will be no additional charges for payments made via UPI, while a nominal bank fee will apply to transactions made through NEFT or net banking. The court is notifying motorists about their challans through an auto-generated CIS (Case Information System); these notifications will include the challan’s TRF number and the date of issuance.
To protect against cyber fraud, these messages will not contain any direct payment links. Motorists are advised to make payments exclusively through the official District Court website.
