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SC says, no tolls for pothole-riddled, jammed highways
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|August 20, 2025
THE PUBLIC'S OBLIGATION TO PAY STATUTORY USER FEES IS TIED TO PROPER ROAD ACCESS
The Supreme Court has ruled that commuters cannot be compelled to pay tolls on highways that are incomplete, riddled with potholes, or rendered impassable by traffic snarls, upholding a Kerala High Court order suspending toll collection at the Paliyekkara plaza in Thrissur district.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria dismissed appeals filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the concessionaire, prioritising citizens' welfare over financial losses from suspended toll collection.
This story is from the August 20, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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