Punjab’s E-Challan System Challenged in Lahore High Court

Notably, a civil miscellaneous application has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC), challenging alleged irregularities in Punjab's e-challan system and raising reservations over fines issued without proper vehicle verification.

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• The application cites the case of a Gujrat resident whose 2018 model car received five e-challans for traffic violations in Lahore.
• The resident asserted that he had traveled from Naran to Gujrat and that his car was not in Lahore when the violations occurred.

Filed by Advocate Azhar Siddique as part of a pending constitutional petition, the application alleges that motorists are being fined for violations committed by other vehicles due to flaws in the identification process. Islamabad launches New Healthcare Complaint System.

Meanwhile, the application cites the case of a Gujrat resident whose 2018 model car received five e-challans for traffic violations in Lahore. Nevertheless, photographs attached to the challans allegedly demonstrated a different vehicle model.

Notably, the resident asserted that he had traveled from Naran to Gujrat and that his car was not in Lahore when the violations occurred.

In another case, a lawyer's vehicle reportedly received four e-challans totaling Rs. 11, 000.

Notably, the applicant argued that identifying vehicles solely through number plates, without checking their create, model, and color, increases the risk of incorrect fines. He additionally maintained that mentioning an officer's name on an e-challan does not establish that the violation was independently verified. World's Largest Animal Discovered Dead on Gwadar Beach.

In practice, the application further cautioned that unpaid fines could lead to vehicle confiscation and restrictions on ownership transfers and token tax payments, creating difficulties for motorists wrongly penalized.

In practice, the petitioner pressed the court to ensure transparency, accountability, proper human verification, and an effective mechanism for motorists to challenge incorrect challans.

He maintained that technology should facilitate citizens rather than penalize them without adequate verification. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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