Judge appeals to motorists to make use of 50% traffic fine discount, clear dues

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Manjunatha G.A., Principal District and Sessions Judge, on  with Senior Civil Judge Santhosh M.S., and Traffic Police Inspector Devaraj, speaking astatine  a property   league  successful  Shivamogga connected  Thursday.

Manjunatha G.A., Principal District and Sessions Judge, on with Senior Civil Judge Santhosh M.S., and Traffic Police Inspector Devaraj, speaking astatine a property league successful Shivamogga connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh

Manjunatha G.A., Principal District and Sessions Judge, has appealed to motorists to utilise the 50% discount connected postulation usurpation fines being offered for a constricted period.

In a property league successful Shivamogga connected Thursday, Mr. Manjunatha said the discount applies to e-challans generated for postulation violations committed earlier May this year. The peculiar discount strategy runs from June 21 to July 10, for lone 20 days. “This is simply a bully accidental for motorists to settee their outstanding dues,” helium said.

Between August 28, 2023 and April 30, 2026, the Smart City Police Command registered 4,38,023 e-challans successful Shivamogga, involving fines totalling ₹31,80,66,250. Of these, 1,38,986 cases person been settled with outgo of ₹6,09,47,900. However, 2,99,037 cases stay pending, with outstanding fines of ₹23,71,18,350.

Motorists tin wage fines online by visiting https://103.195.218.159/challan oregon astatine postulation constabulary stations crossed the city. Special counters volition run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. astatine Ashok Circle, Shivappa Nayaka Circle, Gopi Circle, and constabulary chowki locations. Alternatively, motorists tin settee fines with immoderate adjunct sub-inspector oregon elder serviceman equipped with an e-challan PDA machine.

Lok Adalat

The justice said that a National Lok Adalat volition beryllium held connected July 11 successful each courts. On that day, each civilian disputes and compoundable transgression cases tin beryllium settled done mediation. Besides this, a peculiar Lok Adalat for cheque bounce cases volition beryllium held connected July 18. There are 7,255 cheque bounce cases registered successful the district.

The cases pending successful the Supreme Court volition beryllium heard successful the peculiar Lok Adalat — Samadhan Samaroh 2026, implicit 3 days from August 21 to 23. As galore arsenic 23 cases related to Shivamogga territory person been identified and referred for the Lok Adalat, helium added.

Senior Civil Judge Santhosh M.S., who is besides member-secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, and Traffic Police Inspector Devaraj were contiguous astatine the property conference.

Published - June 18, 2026 07:33 p.m. IST

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