Karnataka High Court issues notice to NHAI on plea against collection of toll at Nagasandra toll plaza on Tumakuru Road
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi passed the order on the petition filed by A.V. Amaranathan, a city-based advocate.
Alleging that crores of rupees has been collected as toll since 2021, the petitioner has sought a direction from the court to the NHAI to submit the details of the toll collected since 2021.
The petitioner has also claimed that the plaza is situated inside Bengaluru city and hence the collection of toll is illegal, besides contending that for travelling about 5 km, from Guruguntepalya till Nagasandra where the plaza is located, commuters will have to pay ₹40.
It has also been complained in the petition that the NHAI has not provided him the response to the applications filed under the RTI seeking various details on toll collection and contract period.
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