India, March 28 -- The Bombay High Court on March 26 issued a notice to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in a writ petition challenging the legal validity of a 2010 Government Resolution (GR) that authorises the civic body to collect an additional Rs.1,000 fine from traffic violators within city limits.

The petition, filed by Vijay Sagar through advocate Satya Muley, questions PMC's authority to levy such penalties using the services of the traffic police. The matter, registered as writ petition number 8915 of 2025, was heard by a division bench of Justices MS Karnik and SM Modak.

After preliminary submissions, the court directed the civic body to file its affidavit within four weeks clarifying its position. The next hearing is sche...