Bangalore traffic fine discount

As per the data provided by the authorities, Rs 13,81,13,621 was collected as of Saturday evening and as many as 4,77,298 cases have been cleared. Nearly Rs 5.6 crore was collected on Friday and the amount went up to more than Rs 8 crore on Saturday. The offices are expected to continue to see a huge rush from Monday as well. "Outstanding traffic fines amount with 50 percent discount has been operationalized. Request all to please utilize this opportunity and pay all your pending traffic fines. You can view and pay fine at KarnatakaOne website, PayTM App or by visiting the nearest Traffic Police stations," the Bengaluru city traffic police announced.

By Melvin Mathew Many opting to pay up during discount period, as waiting to challenge ‘wrongly imposed’ penalties would prove to be gamble As commuters rush to pay off pending fines during the rebate period, vehicle owners are in a dilemma. Wrongly penalised commuters have to pay the fine or contest it outside the rebate period due to an alleged lack of coordination between departments. For the past seven days, commuters have been rushing to pay off their pending fines -- a 50 per cent rebate was offered to commuters from February 3 to February 11. The exercise was aimed at clearing long pending fines. Bangalore Traffic Police ( BTP) has disposed of over 31 lakh cases and recovered more than Rs 85 crore in fines. However, while the move has created a tempo among the public about paying fines, commuters who feel they have been wrongly penalised are in a fix. To clear the fine within the rebate period, they need to pay the fine before February 11, but if they want to contest the fine, they would not be able to access the rebate on penalties. Some commuters are paying the fine without contesting it as they want to avail of the rebate. Archana Ramachandran, a resident of Indiranagar, is among the many who paid off their dues without contesting them. She was penalised for wrongful parking while BBMP was undertaking white-topping work. “For the last five-six months, white-topping is ongoing on 100 feet road and the pavements and roads were dug up. Initially, we were told that i...

• • • • Karnataka allows 50 % discount on traffic fines till February 11 Karnataka allows 50 % discount on traffic fines till February 11 The move comes in the wake of a resolution by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority to request the state transport department to facilitate “access to justice for all'' with regard to traffic fine. The Karnataka government has issued an order allowing a 50 per cent discount on payment of traffic fines in the state until February 11. The move comes in the wake of a January 27 resolution by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority to request the state transport department to facilitate “access to justice for all” with regard to traffic fines imposed by the state government across the cities in Karnataka. Based on the resolution, the state transport department sent a recommendation to the government to offer a 50 per cent discount on traffic fines in the state.

In good news for commuters in Karnataka, the state's traffic police department on Thursday decided to slash pending traffic violation fines by 50 per cent. Residents who have pending traffic challans can now pay half the amount incurred after discount in a one-time settlement. The offer is valid till February 11. Around ₹530 crore is due from traffic violators across the state. (HT FILE PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY) ALSO READ | Those in Bengaluru can visit local traffic police stations to pay their fines or go on the Bengaluru traffic police website: https://bangaloretrafficpolice.gov.in, whereas those outside of Bengaluru can visit KarnatakaOne centres or nearest police stations to pay their penalties. The state government came to the decision during a meeting held last week with Justice B Veerappa, who is the executive chairman of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority. Officials at the meeting resolved to “request the Transport Department to take steps at the earliest and report compliance in order to ensure access to justice for all”. ALSO READ | Violators across Karnataka owe the traffic police department around ₹530 crore penalty fees, of which ₹500 crore is due to come from state capital Bengaluru, a senior IPS officer told