New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked States and Union Territories to explore stronger mechanisms for recovery of unpaid traffic challans, including the possibility of linking outstanding e-challan dues to electricity bills.

A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan observed that merely issuing e-challans was not enough and that authorities must focus on recovery of the fines.

"It is not just sufficient to keep issuing e-challans," Justice Pardiwala said, emphasising the need for measures that work "at the ground level" and take into account ground realities.

The bench suggested this while hearing a road-safety PIL concerning electronic enforcement of traffic violations and recovery of unpaid fines.

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