NEW DELHI, Apr 15: The Supreme Court granted stay on Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court order that had slashed toll fees by 80% at the Lakhanpur and Bann toll plazas on National Highway-44.
The High Court had earlier ruled that collecting full toll was unfair while road construction was still incomplete.
Supreme court stated, “There will be a stay of this order,” allowing NHAI to continue collecting toll at 75% of the standard rate, as permitted by the existing rules.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing NHAI, explained that tolls had already been reduced in line with Rule 4(9) of the National Highways Fee Rules, 2008, which allows a 25% reduction during road upgrades from four lanes to six lanes.
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