E-challans

According to the NCRB report, in 2021, 155,000 people died in accidents on Indian roads. The number was up from 133,000 in 2020. Total accidents reported also rose to 403,000 in 2021, up from 354,000

The penalty can be paid either offline or online, depending on the facility provided by the city/state in which the traffic offence was committed

The first virtual court for traffic e-challan cases in Tripura was inaugurated by the Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura here on Wednesday. Justice S Talapatra, Justice T Amarnath Goud, Justice Arindam Lodh, Justice SG Chottapadhyay and senior state government officials were present at the inaugural function. Today is yet another red letter day for the High Court of Tripura as virtual court for traffic e-challan cases has come up. With this, the litigants don't need to come to the court to pay fine, Justice Mohanty said during the event. Asserting that litigants are the focus of the judiciary, the chief justice said, Whatever may be we are or working in whatever category - judges, registry and police officers - we all come under the umbrella of the Constitution. Everything we do or don't do is aimed at serving the people of our country. Justice Mohanty said e-court was introduced in the state so that litigants don't need to come to the court for justice. Tripura is one of the

Plea said that all the e-challans had been issued when all the traffic signals were not functioning or were put on auto blinking mode

Phones have become 'smartphones', and TVs have become 'smart TVs'. Everything is becoming smarter, but we mostly have dumb terminals at merchant outlets, says Patel

Errant vehicles will now be easily prosecuted for polluting, overloading or violating traffic and road safety norms