In an effort to collect pending e-challans worth Rs 432 crore, the traffic police department has decided to settle disputes at the Lok Adalat to be held next month. About two lakh disputed e-challan matters will be heard during the three-day Lok Adalat, starting September 25.

The traffic police department had formed teams of 50 officers to collect e-challans, as lakhs of them had piled up and violators were not coming forward to pay the fines. The teams paid visit to the defaulters at their homes, but were faced by another hurdle, as many disputed their e-challan. While some claimed they were wrongfully fined, others said they do not own the vehicle anymore. Some people had even complained that they were fined twice a day for wrong parking. There are owners who claimed their driver was behind the wheels and has now left the job.