Physical Immobilization is the Answer

 

Context :

Block vehicle licence renewals, registration & pollution certificates over unpaid traffic fines: Supreme Court

Extract :

What is expected of the authorities insofar as effective implementation of recovery of fine etc. is concerned is to freeze the online services for vehicles which have outstanding amounts. The Authorities shall bar from renewing registration certificate, issuing duplicate registration certificate and also shall not entertain any request for updating owner’s address etc. The authorities shall also deny fitness certificate until all pending traffic fines are entirely cleared and further there should be blacklisting of the vehicle concerned on the Parivahan Portal.”

Underlining that electronic enforcement could not end with the generation of an e-challan, the court directed random checking of vehicles and said that if a vehicle was found to have an e-challan that had not been honoured, authorities should take necessary steps to impound it

On overloading, the court directed authorities to ensure that the suggestions placed before it are acted upon, including preventing an overloaded transport vehicle from proceeding beyond the point of detection until the excess load is removed.

 

My Take :

Dear Supreme Court :

In case of “ Overloading “ , you have directed that the Authorities “ Physically Immobilize “ a vehicle , until the excess load is removed

Many years ago , in my following blog , I had suggested that very same “ Physical Immobilization “ for a vehicle for unpaid traffic violation challans :

 This will take Ages !  .. 12 Dec 2017

 

Follow-up reminder emails :

But How Will You Collect ?  .. …………………………………….24 Dec 2017

 

Traffic Violators? Just Immobilize them!                   12 Jan 2023

 

MoRTH proposes ‘not to be transacted’ tag for unpaid challans  .. 30 July 2026

 

I urge you to get experts to examine my proposal , which will totally – and

instantly – eliminate the problem of unpaid e-challans

Coming to think of it , here is my even better suggestion :

“ A Pre-Paid e-Challan Display “ , integrated with a vehicle’s Electronic Dashboard

 Display

Every Vehicle owner must , at all times , maintain into this “ e-Challan Account “ ,

 a MINIMUM BALANCE of Rs 1,000 / -

As soon a e-Challan gets generated ( - which is automated and human

 independent ), this account gets “ Debited “

If the balance falls below Rs 1,000 / - , vehicle just CANNOT START !

Much like today’s Electric Smart Meters

Of course , to sweeten the mandate , RTO may offer 5 % interest on that Rs 1,000 / -

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

 

www.Iam-Immortal.ai  /  www.YourContentCreator.in

 

 

 

With regards,