Chandigarh, May 29 -- Taking a stern view of public service delays, the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Commission has issued a show-cause notice to Abohar sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Ravinder Singh Arora over an unusually high volume of pending driving licence applications.

The commission has warned of a Rs.10,000 penalty and potential departmental action for administrative negligence.

The commission intervened suo motu under Section 16 of the Punjab Transparency and Accountability in Delivery of Public Services Act, 2018. This followed a March 2026 pendency report submitted by state transport commissioner Parneet Shergill.

According to the report, 157 applications for new driving licences and 125 renewal applications remai...