Motor Vehicles Act: Man fined twice within a minute for same traffic violation

Ever since the amended Motor Vehicle Act was implemented, several stories of hefty fines and bizarre ways to get by the laws have been afloat. Recently, a resident of Greater Noida was reportedly issued two e-challans for the same traffic violation within a span of one minute.

Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who resides in Sector 36 of Greater Noida, alleged that the traffic cops had issued two e-challans against him within a minute for ‘parking his vehicle dangerously in a public place’. Though he received one challan on September 14 and the other on September 15, the timing of the issuance was apart by just a minute, Hindustan Times reported.

Speaking to the media, Kumar said the incident took place on September 14, when he had gone to see off a relative. He was at Pari Chowk to drop off a relative in his Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza car when he had parked his vehicle near a police station. “I parked my car near Pari Chowk police post and was waiting for a bus to Aligarh with my relative. After he left, I got into my car and was driving back home when I received a message with an e-challan worth Rs 500 for a traffic violation at 1.03 pm. It mentioned that I was fined for parking the vehicle dangerously at a public place.”

Sharma stated that he cleared the payment immediately after realising that he had actually violated a traffic rule. However, soon after, he got one more e-challan fining him Rs 1,000 this time, for the same traffic rule violation. "I was surprised to get the second challan for the same violation. The two challans were issued in a gap of one minute. The traffic police personnel had not asked me to move away from my vehicle," he added.