The tax holiday is over for
commercial vehicles plying between Delhi and Gurgaon. Making it clear that
private vehicles travelling on the expressway can still enjoy free rides, the
Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the charging of toll tax from the
commercial vehicles from 6 this evening.
The court also gave Delhi-Gurgaon
Super Connectivity Limited (DGSCL), the toll plaza operator, two days to
increase the number of toll lanes from 32 to 53.
As the case came up for hearing this
morning, the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice R
K Jain also appointed Punjab and Haryana High Court’s former Chief Justice
Mukul Mudgal as local commissioner to inspect the area and submit its report by
Monday. Justice Mudgal will report to the High Court, if the concessionaire has
implemented the decongestion plan submitted by it.
The Bench also directed DGSCL to
implement the proposals submitted by it to decongest the expressway by Sunday.
The case will come up for further
hearing on Tuesday.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation had
earlier moved the High Court, seeking directions for imposing toll tax on
commercial heavy vehicles. The corporation asserted that commercial vehicles
were entering Delhi from the Gurgaon side to avoid toll tax. As a result, the
rush had increased on the expressway and its effect could be felt right up to
Dhaula Kuan in Delhi. It added that a dedicated lane could be earmarked for
commercial vehicles for the purpose of collecting the toll tax.
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