If you are ever pulled over by the police in Kolkata, you are going to learn that they will be administering a ticket, and if you decide to fight the claim in court, you will first have to go through the police department to get there. The reason that the police department oversees the traffic claims is the fact that it is such a small city, with so few inhabitants, that the locals really do not violate the traffic rules. This means that if you are in violation of the traffic rules you usually are from out of town, or just driving through. Therefore, it would be costly to have an open court system for the city, since so few locals ever disobey the traffic rules.

So, to avoid getting into this situtaion, you will want to obey the traffic rules set forth by the police department, and approved by the city. This will avoid the potential of you having to try to fight a ticket, since you will not be getting a ticket. Therefore, if you are visiting, or just driving through Kolkata, make sure you know the rules, and abide by them, while you are driving in the city limits.