The Supreme Court dismissed NHAI’s appeal against the Kerala High Court order suspending toll collection at Paliyekkara, stressing that citizens cannot be charged for bad roads. The court said toll is a public trust and must match proper road maintenance.
Supreme Court pulled up NHAI after a 12-hour traffic jam on Kerala’s NH-544, questioning toll charges for poor roads. CJI Gavai also said, “The city becomes paralysed if it rains for two hours.”
