# Supreme Court orders tech linkage of fuel sales with vehicle insurance 2026-08-09T05:47:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet On August 4, the Supreme Court directed a technology-driven enforcement mechanism that could automatically refuse fuel to uninsured vehicles, calling it 'shocking' that 56% of India's 30.48 crore vehicles, 16.54 crore, lack valid insurance. A bench of justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra observed that uninsured vehicles cause victims to 'run from pillar to post' for compensation. The court ordered integration of ANPR cameras with the Insurance Information Bureau and VAHAN portal to issue automatic e-challans for uninsured vehicles. Over 4.87 lakh road accidents were recorded in 2024. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Tags: ANPR, e-challan, motor insurance, road safety, Supreme Court, uninsured vehicles Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-orders-tech-linkage-of-fuel-sales-with-vehicle-insurance/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-orders-tech-linkage-of-fuel-sales-with-vehicle-insurance/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.