Kolkata Lok Adalats collect over 2 Crore rupees in pending traffic fines

Two Lok Adalats were held in Kolkata on Saturday, which helped settle a significant number of pending cases. The Lok Adalats were organized in Alipore and Bankshall Court, and according to court sources, the state government's fund for the settlement of NI Act cases, traffic cases, and minor cases alone collected a whopping 72 crore rupees in Bankshall Court. At the same time, a fine of about two crore rupees was collected in the pending traffic case of Kolkata Police.

The traffic police officials have observed that many bike and car owners tend to avoid paying traffic fines easily, leading to an increase in pending cases. It has been noticed that bus and goods vehicle owners have a higher tendency to not pay the fines. To ensure speedy disposal of traffic cases, Lok Adalats are set up.

On Saturday, seven benches were set up in Bankshall Court to settle the pending traffic cases. A total of 10,092 cases of car and bike were brought for settlement, out of which 46,810 cases were registered. The original fine amount for these cases was Rs 1 crore 80 lakh 13 thousand 330. After the Lok Adalat proceedings, the amount recovered for settlement of the traffic matter was Rs 67 lakh 78 thousand 629.

Similarly, in Alipore, 92,192 cases were disposed of against 15,077 vehicles, with an original fine amount of Rs 3 crore 55 lakh 29 thousand 965. After the settlement in the Lok Adalat, Rs 1 crore 41 lakh 70 thousand 790 was recovered. In total, a fine of Rs 2 crore 9 lakh 49 thousand 419 was collected in the disposal of 1,39,002 cases against 25,169 cars and bikes.