Rajasthan high court stays toll hike on Jaipur-Delhi highway

September 10, 2014

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Rajasthan high court stays toll hike on Jaipur-Delhi highway

The order came during the hearing of a writ petition challenging the collection of toll on Jaipur-Delhi portion of NH-8 despite the poor condition of the road.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Monday stayed the hike in toll on the Jaipur-Delhi national highway — made effective from midnight of September 1 — till the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the contractor file an affidavit saying that the road is in good condition.

Justice MN Bhandari has directed the NHAI and the contractor to file an affidavit within seven days. The next hearing of the case is on September 10.

The order came during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Lalit Kumar Sharma challenging the collection of toll on Jaipur-Delhi portion of NH-8 despite the poor condition of the road.

The court expressed its disappointment and came down heavily on NHAI and the lending bank, IDBI. It observed in unequivocal terms that as per the clause of the agreement, substitution can never mean reinstating the earlier contractor. The court expressed unhappiness over the careless approach of NHAI and the bank in this matter. The court also asked how the toll could be increased when the default continued. The NHAI stated that the increase in toll was due to the maintenance work of the existing four lanes. On this, the court expressed its displeasure and stayed the increase in toll till an affidavit is filed by the NHAI and the contractor saying that there exist a proper and maintained four-lane highway.

NHAI could not answer a question as to by what authority the bank was taking such decisions against the provisions of the agreement. If any inquiry is conducted and the fault of bank comes to light, it can be made a party and prosecuted by the court.

Source:Times of India

Written by ITW Editor · Filed Under About, Toll Pricing

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mohammed yusuf khan on January 6th, 2018 1:54 am

yes a person on toll plaza delhi to alwar highway road toll tax of rajistan border will use abusing words to talking with me and cut my personal car toll and you know that there is no rule of cut the toll of personal vechile like light vechiel car.my car is swift dezire will cross two time on that toll one time the get 25 rupess frome me and next they collet 50 from me when i asked why do u do so they ask go from there and do our complaint any where in india like a court and to police will did’t afraid of any one. so sir i plzz humbel requst u too take action to them and tell him to how behave with person

your faitfully
mohammed yusuf khan