Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- The much sought-after fancy vehicle registration number "0001" of the CH01-DC series has fetched the second-highest bid ever recorded in Chandigarh, fetching Rs.31.35 lakh against a reserve price of Rs.50,000 at an e-auction conducted by the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA), which concluded on Sunday.

The RLA conducted the e-auction of the new registration series, offering numbers from 0001 to 9999, along with leftover fancy and special numbers from previous series, between December 20 and 22. A total of 485 registration numbers were auctioned during the three-day exercise, generating revenue of Rs.2.96 crore for the Chandigarh Administration.

Second highest bid in Chandigarh

So far, the highest-ever bid...