Despite the Maharashtra Home Department’s decision to disable the photo-uploading feature from the MahaTrafficApp following widespread complaints of misuse, the formal implementation of this decision remains pending. This delay continues to cause immense distress and resentment among citizens, drivers, and the road transport fraternity.
According to sources, a high-level committee constituted to examine this matter had submitted its recommendations earlier this year. The committee acknowledged that the feature was being widely misused, resulting in unverified challans, harassment of motorists, and even instances of manipulation by individuals and officials using personal devices for enforcement. The findings called for immediate deactivation of this feature to ensure fair and responsible traffic regulation.
"However, despite repeated representations and formal appeals—including letters dated March 8, 2025, and April 23, 2025, from the senior transport stakeholders—no official notification or advisory has yet been issued to enforce this committee’s recommendations on the ground," alleged a leader of the transporters association.
According to transporters, this inaction is now leading to growing public frustration. Innocent citizens, drivers, and transport operators are being subjected to undue harassment, undermining the Government’s intent to promote fair law enforcement.
"We appeal to the concerned authorities to immediately issue the necessary notification or advisory to all field officers, directing them to stop the use of unverified images for issuing traffic challans. Time is of the essence. Immediate action is needed before the situation deteriorates further," Bal Malkit Singh, Advisor & Former President, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) said.
“The delay in implementing this crucial decision is hurting those who are at the heart of our economy—transport operators and ordinary citizens. We call upon the Government to uphold the recommendations of its own committee and act swiftly before it’s too late,” he added.
