High Court orders to charge 20% Toll till Highway gets fully operational in J&K
High Court comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice MA Chowdhary directed respondents to withdraw the order/direction regarding redistributing the influence length from Lakhanpur to Udhampur among Lakhanpur and Bann Toll Plazas with effect from January 26, 2024 after the closure of Thandi Khui Toll Plaza.
DB directed respondents to withdraw the aforesaid order/direction positively within a period of one week from today.
DB further directed respondents to levy only 20 per cent of the toll fee with immediate effect, i.e., the toll fee at Lakhanpur Toll Plaza and Bann Toll Plaza shall be 20 per cent of the rates earlier in force before January 26, 2024 till the National Highway from Lakhanpur to Udhampur gets fully operational for smooth utilization of the public.
Respondents to charge the full toll at both these toll plazas only after the issuance of a certificate in this regard by an independent surveyor & DB further ordered not to establish any toll within 60 kms of the National Highway-44.
Further, if there is any toll plaza in the UT of J&K or in the UT of Ladakh within 60 Kms on the National Highway, respondents to remove the same within two months from today
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