A PIL in Orissa High Court challenges toll collection at Jharpokharia Toll Plaza on NH-49, citing hazardous conditions on a nearby highway stretch. Advocate Akash Sharma seeks directions to stop unlawful tolling on the unfinished, dangerous Dwarsuni Ghat section.
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.”
