Mohali, March 29 -- Traffic violators who have failed to clear their pending challans have been issued a 15-day ultimatum. Regional transport officer (RTO) Mohali, Pardeep Singh Dhillon warned the violators that failure to pay will result in their vehicles being blacklisted on the Parivahan website. There are around 10,000 pending challans in the district.

Once a vehicle is blacklisted on the Parivahan website, the owner will be unable to access services on the Vahan portal, including tax payment, vehicle renewal, and other related services.

Dhillon said that under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1989, it is mandatory to pay the challan amount within 90 days of issuance. If the fine is not cleared within this period, the vehicle may be blacklis...