The Supreme Court on Monday, September 28, suggeted that unpaid traffic fines be included in electricity bills

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked States and Union Territories to explore stronger mechanisms for recovery of unpaid traffic challans,

The Supreme Court asked authorities to find practical ways to recover unpaid traffic challans during a hearing on e-challan enforcement. It suggested several measures, while clarifying that linking dues to electricity bills was only an idea, not a direction.

The Supreme Court suggested several measures to recover unpaid traffic challans, including withholding vehicle documents and licences, while Justice JB Pardiwala floated linking unpaid fines to electricity bills as a possible recovery mechanism.