New Delhi, July 23 -- Motorists who fail to pay traffic challans after they attain finality may soon be barred from accessing key vehicle and driving licence-related services, according to draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, issued by the Union road transport ministry. The proposal also mandates time-bound electronic adjudication of traffic violations and prescribes penalties for officials who delay decisions.

The draft rules propose that once a challan has attained finality-either because it was not contested within the prescribed period or after adjudication-and remains unpaid, licensing and registering authorities will not process applications relating to the offender's driving licence or the vehicle's registra...