A tractor owner was fined a hefty amount for violating rules under the new Motor Vehicles (MV) Act in Sambalpur district on Saturday.
Cheru Dhan, a resident of Parudabhadi under the Kuchinda police station, was imposed with a penalty of Rs 22,500 for using his vehicle without valid documents.
The Sambalpur RTO issued challan against Dhan and tractor driver Radhashyam Dhan.
As per the amounts mentioned in the challan, the tractor owner was slapped with a fine of Rs 5,000 for using the vehicle without registration and fitness certificates, Rs 500 for general offence, Rs 5,000 for allowing a person to drive the vehicle without valid driving licence, Rs 10,000 for using the vehicle without permit or violating permit conditions and Rs 2,000 for plying without insurance.