Delhi traffic police Lok Adalat token for 25 October: how to download it, which challans qualify, what to carry

Short answer: the Delhi traffic police Lok Adalat token for Sunday, 25 October 2026 is downloadable now at traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/lokadalat. It opened at 10 AM on 19 October, and only 50,000 challans a day can be booked, up to 2 lakh in total. If you have an old, eligible challan, book today rather than waiting for the weekend.

How to download the Lok Adalat token

1. Open traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/lokadalat. This is the link DSLSA itself puts on dslsa.org under "Download Challan Token".
2. Enter your vehicle number and the captcha, then the OTP sent to the mobile number registered with the vehicle.
3. Select the eligible challans you want to settle.
4. Pick a court complex and an available time slot, submit, and download the token and challan slip.
5. Print both. There's no printing facility at the court (Daily Jagran).

If your number isn't registered with the vehicle, you won't get the OTP. Get the mobile number on your vehicle record updated first.

Will my challan qualify? Quick check

The checker runs in your browser. It uses the cut-off and limits in DSLSA's 9 September notification and the offence lists published by Daily Jagran. The portal has the final say: if a challan isn't offered for selection, it isn't part of this Lok Adalat.

Which challans qualify, and which don't

DSLSA's notification is short on detail. It says the Lok Adalat will take "compoundable challans pending till 30.06.2026" on the Virtual Court portal. Compoundable means offences the law lets you settle with a fine instead of a trial.

• Reported as eligible: overspeeding, red-light jumping, no helmet, no seatbelt, no insurance, wrong parking.
• Not eligible: drunk driving, hit-and-run, anything linked to an FIR, and other non-compoundable offences.
• Too new: anything after 30 June 2026. Pay those online on the Virtual Court portal (choose Delhi, then Traffic Department) or wait for the next Lok Adalat.

One caution: the portal's page header has also shown an older line, "challans/notices issued till 31.03.2026", in search results, probably carried over from the deferred September sitting. The signed DSLSA notification for 25 October says 30 June 2026. Go by what the portal actually lets you select.

Why you shouldn't wait

The numbers explain the rush. Downloads are capped at 50,000 challans a day, and the whole Lok Adalat stops at 2 lakh. If demand fills each day's quota, the window effectively closes after 22 October, three days before the court sitting. Interest was close to zero all month and hit its peak on 19 October, so the first days are likely to be the most crowded. If the portal times out, try early morning or late evening, and don't pay anyone who offers to "book a token" for you. The process is free and online.

What happens at the court on 25 October

This is the part most guides skip. DSLSA's FAQ for Lok Adalat benches (written for the February 2026 sitting) describes how a challan is disposed of:

1. A court official scans the barcode on your challan slip, either the printed copy or one on your phone.
2. Your challan appears before the bench it was allotted to. A bench can't take another bench's challans, so go to the complex and slot on your token.
3. The Lok Adalat judge pronounces the fine. If you're let off with a warning ("admonished"), the amount is recorded as ₹0.
4. You pay the fine in cash there.
5. You get an SMS confirming the challan is disposed of. No signed receipt is handed out.

So bring cash, your printed token and slip, and the original RC, driving licence, valid insurance and PUC, plus a photo ID. Daily Jagran also lists an authorisation letter "wherever applicable", for example if you aren't the registered owner.

Key dates

1. 12 Sep 2026

   Original Lok Adalat date; deferred around the BRICS Summit in New Delhi (ET).

2. 10 Oct 2026

   Second date; postponed after the Delhi High Court made it a court sitting day (DSLSA notification, 9 Sep).

3. 19 Oct 2026, 10 AM

   Token and challan slip downloads open: 50,000 a day, 2 lakh in all.

4. 22 Oct 2026

   Earliest the 2 lakh cap can run out, if all four days' quotas fill (our arithmetic, not an official date).

5. 25 Oct 2026 (Sunday)

   National Lok Adalat at seven Delhi district court complexes.

Watch out for

• Look-alike sites. Search ads and WhatsApp forwards for "Lok Adalat token" will appear. Use only the traffic.delhipolice.gov.in link above, or reach it from dslsa.org.
• The token is per challan, not per car. Select every eligible challan on your vehicle when you book, because downloads are counted challan by challan against the 2 lakh limit.
• Questions? DSLSA's helpline is 1516 (24x7), and its Lok Adalat wing is at lokadalatwing-dslsa@nic.in.