LAHORE (MNN); The Lahore High Court (LHC) has introduced a new Transport Monetisation Policy for judicial officers serving in Punjab’s district judiciary, allowing eligible officers to purchase their officially allotted vehicles at depreciated prices while replacing transport-related facilities with a monthly allowance.
According to a notification issued by the LHC Registrar, the policy has been approved by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Justice Aalia Neelum in line with the decisions of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee (NJPMC) and the Punjab Cabinet. The policy has been implemented with retrospective effect from July 1, 2026.
Under the new system, judicial officers will no longer be entitled to official fuel, maintenance or driver facilities for personal use. Instead, they will receive a monthly transport monetisation allowance, the amount of which will be determined by the competent authority and revised periodically in accordance with fuel prices and prevailing economic conditions.
A major feature of the policy allows judicial officers to purchase the official vehicles currently allotted to them at depreciated lump-sum prices. Officers who choose not to buy the vehicles will be required to return them immediately to the respective District and Sessions Judge.
The notification states that the depreciated value of each vehicle will be calculated by applying a depreciation rate of 15 percent during the first year and 10 percent for each subsequent year on the original purchase price.
However, the minimum sale price has been fixed at Rs200,000 for vehicles up to 1000cc and Rs250,000 for vehicles with an engine capacity of 1300cc and above, regardless of depreciation.
The policy requires full payment through a pay order or demand draft in favour of the Lahore High Court Registrar, while eligible officers must also submit a formal undertaking accepting the terms and conditions of the purchase.
After purchasing the vehicles, officers will be responsible for registering them as private vehicles. Government registration numbers and official green number plates will have to be surrendered, while all registration, transfer charges and applicable taxes will be borne by the purchaser.
Only judicial officers who have officially been allotted vehicles by the Lahore High Court are eligible to avail themselves of the purchase facility.
The policy also extends the option to the widow or spouse of a judicial officer who dies during service, enabling them to purchase the allotted vehicle at the depreciated value, subject to prescribed procedures and approval.
Judicial officers facing disciplinary proceedings, or those who have already surrendered their official vehicles, will generally not qualify under the scheme, although probationary judicial officers may avail themselves of the facility subject to specified conditions.
The notification further directs every district judiciary to maintain a central pool of official vehicles exclusively for official assignments and protocol duties, while any surplus vehicles resulting from the implementation of the monetisation policy must be reported to the Lahore High Court without delay.
