{"id":530415,"date":"2026-04-15T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/?p=530415"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T07:02:56","slug":"lok-adalat-challan-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/lok-adalat-challan-maharashtra\/","title":{"rendered":"Lok Adalat Challan Settlement in Maharashtra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From Pune and Nagpur to Nashik, Thane and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, every district in Maharashtra holds its own Lok Adalat sitting on the same day. The next National Lok Adalat across the state is on 12 December 2026, and it is the last chance this year to settle traffic challans that have moved from online payment to court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Challans are taken up in the district where they were issued, at that district&#8217;s court complex. Compoundable offences such as over-speeding, signal jumping and riding without a helmet are eligible, while drunk driving and accident cases are not. There is no court fee, and many districts also offer e-Lok Adalat for those who prefer to settle online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lok-adalat-dates-in-maharashtra-2026\">Lok Adalat dates in Maharashtra 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14 March 2026:<\/strong> National Lok Adalat (held)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9 May 2026:<\/strong> National Lok Adalat (held)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 September 2026:<\/strong> National Lok Adalat (held)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12 December 2026:<\/strong> National Lok Adalat (upcoming)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) sets the state schedule, and district legal services authorities announce local arrangements. Individual districts can occasionally hold their sitting on a different day, so the district notice should be checked before the date. The 2027 schedule will be added here once it is published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#lok-adalat-dates-in-maharashtra-2026\">Lok Adalat dates in Maharashtra 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#upcoming-lok-adalat-in-maharashtra-12-december-2026\">Upcoming Lok Adalat in Maharashtra: 12 December 2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-is-lok-adalat-for-traffic-challans\">What is Lok Adalat for traffic challans?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#lok-adalat-in-major-maharashtra-cities\">Lok Adalat in major Maharashtra cities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#which-challans-can-be-settled-in-maharashtra-lok-adalat\">Which challans can be settled in Maharashtra Lok Adalat?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#how-to-settle-a-challan-in-maharashtra-lok-adalat\">How to settle a challan in Maharashtra Lok Adalat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#what-if-you-miss-the-lok-adalat-in-maharashtra\">What if you miss the Lok Adalat in Maharashtra?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fa-qs-about-lok-adalat-in-maharashtra\">FAQs about Lok Adalat in Maharashtra<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"upcoming-lok-adalat-in-maharashtra-12-december-2026\">Upcoming Lok Adalat in Maharashtra: 12 December 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 12 December 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> District and taluka court complexes across Maharashtra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cases taken up:<\/strong> Compoundable traffic challans pending in court<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ways to attend:<\/strong> In person, or through e-Lok Adalat where the district offers it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Notices:<\/strong> Issued by MSLSA and the district legal services authority a few weeks before the sitting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-lok-adalat-for-traffic-challans\">What is Lok Adalat for traffic challans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lok Adalat is a forum under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, where pending cases are closed by settlement. For a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/e-challan\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\">traffic challan<\/a> that has reached court, it removes the need to wait for a magistrate&#8217;s hearing. The bench examines the challan, fixes the amount and closes the case once it is paid, and the result cannot be appealed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/lok-adalat-2026-what-is-lok-adalat-dates-types-and-cases-covered\/\">Lok Adalat 2026: What is Lok Adalat, dates, types and cases covered<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lok-adalat-in-major-maharashtra-cities\">Lok Adalat in major Maharashtra cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maharashtra&#8217;s larger cities have their own police commissionerates, which issue challans within city limits. The district court for that area handles the challan once it is sent to court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>City<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Challans issued by<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Where they are settled<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Mumbai<\/td><td>Mumbai Traffic Police<\/td><td>Courts in Mumbai<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thane<\/td><td>Thane City Police<\/td><td>Thane district court<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Navi Mumbai<\/td><td>Navi Mumbai Police<\/td><td>Courts serving Navi Mumbai in Thane and Raigad districts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pune<\/td><td>Pune City Police<\/td><td>Pune district court<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pimpri-Chinchwad<\/td><td>Pimpri-Chinchwad Police<\/td><td>Pune district court and its local courts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nagpur<\/td><td>Nagpur City Police<\/td><td>Nagpur district court<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nashik<\/td><td>Nashik City Police<\/td><td>Nashik district court<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar<\/td><td>Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar City Police<\/td><td>Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district court<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Solapur, Kolhapur, Amravati<\/td><td>City or district police<\/td><td>The respective district court<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside these cities, challans issued by district police are settled at the court complex of that district or taluka. Mumbai&#8217;s registration and e-Lok Adalat process is covered separately in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/lok-adalat-challan-in-mumbai\/\">Mumbai Lok Adalat guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-challans-can-be-settled-in-maharashtra-lok-adalat\">Which challans can be settled in Maharashtra Lok Adalat?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The offences listed below as covered are compoundable, which means they can be closed by paying a fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Offence<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Applies to<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>MV Act section<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Standard fine<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Covered?<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Over-speeding<\/td><td>Both<\/td><td>Sec 183<\/td><td>\u20b91,000\u2013\u20b92,000 (LMV)<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Signal jumping \/ phone use while driving<\/td><td>Both<\/td><td>Sec 184<\/td><td>\u20b91,000\u2013\u20b95,000<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Riding without a helmet<\/td><td>Bike<\/td><td>Sec 194D<\/td><td>\u20b91,000<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Triple riding<\/td><td>Bike<\/td><td>Sec 194C<\/td><td>\u20b91,000<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driving without a seatbelt<\/td><td>Car<\/td><td>Sec 194B<\/td><td>\u20b91,000<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wrong lane \/ no-parking<\/td><td>Both<\/td><td>Sec 177<\/td><td>\u20b9500 onwards<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Driving without insurance or PUC<\/td><td>Both<\/td><td>Sec 196 \/ 190(2)<\/td><td>\u20b92,000 onwards<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drunk driving<\/td><td>Both<\/td><td>Sec 185<\/td><td>\u20b910,000 and\/or jail<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minor driving \/ accidents causing injury<\/td><td>Both<\/td><td>Sec 199A \/ criminal law<\/td><td>Court-decided<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Standard fines under the Motor Vehicles Act, 2019. Maharashtra notifies its own compounding amounts, and the bench decides the final figure.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-settle-a-challan-in-maharashtra-lok-adalat\">How to settle a challan in Maharashtra Lok Adalat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"search-the-challan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Search the challan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/e-challan-in-maharashtra\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\"> Maharashtra traffic e-challan <\/a>website lists all challans against a vehicle number, along with the issuing city and status. Challans marked as sent to court are the ones taken up at the Lok Adalat. Two-wheeler challans can also be looked up through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/bike-challan\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\">bike challan<\/a> page, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/court-challan\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\">court challan<\/a> page shows which court a notice is with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"read-the-district-notice\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read the district notice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since each district runs its own sitting, the venue, timings and any registration step are given in the district legal services authority&#8217;s notice. In districts that offer e-Lok Adalat, registration is done online and the hearing link is sent to the registered mobile number or email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"gather-the-documents\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gather the documents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Challan numbers or printouts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving licence and RC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insurance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/puc-certificate\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\">PUC certificates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"hearing-and-payment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hearing and payment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The bench goes through the challans and states the amount. Payment is made at the counter for in-person sittings, or online for virtual Lok Adalat, and a receipt is issued in both cases. The receipt is the proof of settlement until the e-challan website reflects the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-if-you-miss-the-lok-adalat-in-maharashtra\">What if you miss the Lok Adalat in Maharashtra?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The challan is not cancelled. It stays with the court and can be cleared through another route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Route<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>What it means<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Virtual court<\/td><td>Pay the amount fixed by the virtual court online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Next sitting<\/td><td>Settle it at the first National Lok Adalat of 2027<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magistrate court<\/td><td>Appear in court to contest or settle the challan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pending court challans can also surface during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/rc-status\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\">RC transfer<\/a>, which is something to keep in mind before planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/sell-used-car\/?utm_source=LokAdalatMaharashtra&amp;utm_medium=BlogLink\">sell your car<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spinny.com\/blog\/virtual-court-challan-how-to-check-pay-or-contest-traffic-challans-step-by-step\/\">Virtual Court Challan: How to Check, Pay or Contest Traffic Challans Step by Step<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fa-qs-about-lok-adalat-in-maharashtra\">FAQs about Lok Adalat in Maharashtra<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"saswp-faq-block-section\"><ol style=\"list-style-type:none\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h5 class=\"saswp-faq-question-title \"><strong>Q. When is the next Lok Adalat in Maharashtra?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">The next sitting is the National Lok Adalat on 12 December 2026, held across all districts on the same day. District legal services authorities usually confirm venues and timings a few weeks earlier.<\/p><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h5 class=\"saswp-faq-question-title \"><strong>Q. Can a Pune challan be settled at the Mumbai Lok Adalat?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">Challans are handled by the court of the district where they were issued, so a Pune challan is settled at the Pune sitting. The same applies to Thane, Nagpur and other cities, which each have their own district court.<\/p><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h5 class=\"saswp-faq-question-title \"><strong>Q. Is a virtual Lok Adalat available across Maharashtra?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">Online settlement is offered by MSLSA, but availability and the registration process can differ between districts. The district notice for each sitting states whether an online option is available.<\/p><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h5 class=\"saswp-faq-question-title \"><strong>Q. Is there a discount on traffic challans at Lok Adalat in Maharashtra?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">No fixed discount applies. The bench decides each challan individually and may settle it at a reduced amount or at the full fine.<\/p><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h5 class=\"saswp-faq-question-title \"><strong>Q. How do I check whether my challan has been sent to court?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">The Maharashtra traffic e-challan website shows the status of every challan against the vehicle number. Once a challan is marked as sent to court, it can no longer be paid as a normal e-challan and has to be settled through the court process or at a Lok Adalat.<\/p><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><h5 class=\"saswp-faq-question-title \"><strong>Q. What happens if an e-challan is not paid in Maharashtra?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"saswp-faq-answer-text\">An unpaid challan is eventually forwarded to court and remains linked to the vehicle. 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