HC ordered 80% reduction in Toll charges as unfair to charge Toll on poor roads

Sugandha Sawhney Vs Union of India (Jammu & Kashmir High Court) Conclusion: Charging tolls on bad roads was unfair and ordered an 80% reduction in toll fees at 2 key toll plazas as tolls were meant to provide good-quality roads, and if the roads were damaged, people should not be forced to pay. Held: Assessee through the medium of this Public Interest Litigation sought a direction to the respondents to exempt the Toll Tax at Lakhanpur Toll Plaza, Kathua; Thandi Khui Toll Plaza and Ban Toll Plaza, Nagrota, Jammu till the National Highway commencing from Pathankot to Udhampur under the proje...