Easy way to settle traffic challan
Delhi High Court officials said that the virtual court system was started by the e-committee of the Supreme Court. Its aim was to make it easier to settle traffic challans without paper and pay fines online. The court administration, in collaboration with Delhi Traffic Police, has created a system that sends a message to your phone if you break traffic rules. In this message you get challan information and two options, either pay the fine online or dispute the challan. If you plead guilty, you will be taken directly to an online payment page where you can pay the fine. If you want to contest the challan, the case will automatically go to the traffic court where the judge will impose or waive the fine as per the Motor Vehicles Act. That means you will not need to go to court, everything will be done over the phone.
There is a huge crowd in the courts every day and the clients get stressed while appearing in the court. At least because of the virtual court, crowds of such troubled people no longer have to come to the court on a particular day. This is a great convenience for them and also reduces the burden on the courts.
Advocate Rajat Katyal
Keep in mind, these virtual courts are different from the Traffic Lok Adalat of Delhi Legal Service Authority. There the fine may be reduced or waived off, but it is necessary for you to be present there yourself. These online courts are for those who want to contest a challan or pay a fine, and allow them to do everything online easily.
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There is a link for Virtual Court on the website of Delhi District Courts, where you can appear online (Website: www.vcourts.gov.in). You will also be given information about the hearing date and digital traffic court. Officials said that in the virtual court you can submit documents, express your views or give evidence. If the court imposes a fine, it can also be paid directly online, no need to go to the court! In many offenses under the Motor Vehicles Act, both the driver and the owner are challaned. In such a situation, virtual court saves the time of both, because no one needs to go to the court.
Technical glitches are being rectified
Even though five employees are required for each case in the physical traffic court, currently only one judge and one staff is working in the virtual court. While on one hand this is saving money and people, on the other hand, according to sources, many times the same digital court has to be shared among four judges. In such a situation, some challenges still remain. For example, sometimes in virtual court, photographs of the vehicle are not available in the judge's system. Such technical flaws are now being rectified. The system has also been upgraded so that the Court can get real time information about the penalty deposited online against the challan. This allows the court to keep an eye on pending fines.
In a traffic-packed city like Delhi, there are thousands of traffic challans, hence dedicated servers for virtual hearings have been upgraded from time to time. Sources say that the Information Technology Committee of the High Court headed by Justice Rajeev Shakdhar wishes to create such digital traffic courts in every district court of Delhi. The committee has also recommended digital courts for appeals and revisions. In April, while inaugurating the digital traffic courts, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud lauded the effort and stressed on making the virtual hearing facility a permanent feature in all courts in Delhi.
