Chandigarh, Nov. 14 -- The district courts will launch a special drive from November 16 to settle 8,500 overdue challans for a reduced penalty of Rs.100 each. The first phase of the drive will cover challans issued between September 2023 and March 2024 under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, pertaining to violations such as parking on zebra crossings and wrong parking. While the provision carries a maximum fine of Rs.500, motorists will be required to pay only Rs.100 under the special initiative. A total of 8,500 challans have been distributed among 17 courts, with each court assigned 500 cases. The list of eligible challans has been uploaded on the official website of the district courts, Chandigarh. Payments through UPI will not attract any additional charges, while nominal bank charges will apply to transactions made through NEFT or net banking. Motorists have been advised to use only the official website to make payments.htc...