‘False and baseless’: Kerala MVD refutes rumours on cancellation of e-challans against its vehicles

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) has strongly denied social media reports suggesting that e-challans issued against its own vehicles would be revoked.

In an official press release, Transport Commissioner C H Nagaraju clarified that the department has no such plan and dismissed the circulating claims as “false and baseless”.

“It is learnt that there is fake news going around on some social media channels that the Motor Vehicle Department is contemplating the cancellation of E-challans issued against department vehicles,” the statement read.

“This is an absolutely false and baseless rumour created with the intention to harm public interest. There is no such proposal or discussion in the department. Road safety-related violations and e-challans issued against MVD vehicles will be treated seriously by the department,” Nagaraju said.

He further added that once an e-challan is generated, it cannot be cancelled by the department. “It is also to inform that the e-challans once issued cannot be cancelled by anyone. The department does not have the legal authority to cancel a challan once it has been issued. Only the Courts have the authority,” he explained.

Calling the rumours a deliberate attempt to misguide people, the Transport Commissioner stressed that such misinformation could affect road safety. “This rumour is created with the intention to misguide citizens and make them less compliant with traffic laws. It is harmful for road users' safety if Motor Vehicle Laws are not complied with by anyone, including department drivers. It is once again reiterated that there is no iota of truth in the fake news,” the release said.
ANI