Hyderabad, Nov. 26 -- The Telangana High Court has called for transparency in the traffic challan system and said that the police must inform the citizens which law they have violated when issuing a fine.

The court also noted that offering discounts on fines weakens the fear of legal consequences and encourages repeated violations.

The court was hearing a petition from a Tarnaka resident, V Raghavendra Chary, who challenged the Rs 1,235 fine (Rs 1,200 fine and Rs 35 user charges) he was handed for triple riding.

The petitioner's counsel argued that the challan was legally invalid as it did not mention the violated legal provision, which is mandatory under Rules 167 and 167-A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

The counsel furth...