Lok Adalat in Telangana on December 21; no discounts on traffic challans, say Hyderabad cops

New Delhi: A National Lok Adalat is scheduled for December 13 in many states, and, according to the Telangana State Legal Services Authority website, in Telangana, it will be held on December 21.

However, in Delhi, it has been rescheduled to be held on January 10, 2026.

While the nationwide Lok Adalat will involve providing discounts on pending traffic challans, the same won’t be applicable in Telangana, Hyderabad police have confirmed.

A day to clear fines

This day is also offer a chance to settle pending traffic challans and minor compoundable cases in some states. Civil and criminal compoundable cases, motor accident claims, land acquisition disputes, revenue cases, matrimonial issues and bank recovery matters will also be taken up.

States known to be involved include Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, Nagpur in Maharashtra and a few more.

During this one-day event, traffic violations that are eligible for compounding may be resolved outside the regular court system.

Traffic violations in focus

Minor violations such as not wearing a helmet/seat belt, signal jumping, wrong parking, normal over-speeding, missing PUC and old e-challans can be resolved. However, serious offences like drunk driving, hit-and-run, dangerous driving or cases involving injury or death are not covered.

Vehicle owners must first check pending challans on the Parivahan or respective state police portals, save/print the details and book a token if required.

The eligible violations to pay challans will include:

- Driving without a seatbelt or helmet

- Jumping traffic signals

- Overspeeding

- Wrong parking

- Driving without a valid PUC certificate

- Driving without a license

- Missing number plate or vehicle fitness certificate

- Incorrectly issued challans