I n a move aimed at streamlining traffic enforcement and reducing the backlog of court cases, the Odisha government’s Commerce and Transport Department has issued a new notification allowing the compounding of select motor vehicle offences committed on or before July 31, 2025.

The scheme, effective immediately, permits offenders to settle fines at reduced rates instead of facing prosecution. This is provided no prosecution reports have been submitted to the courts.

The notification, dated October 9, 2025, builds on a previous directive from September 17, 2025. It invokes powers under sub-section (1) of Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (as amended in 2019), to authorise compounding for seven specific violations. This initiative is expected to benefit thousands of vehicle owner

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