Supreme Court Stays HC Order Slashing Toll To 20% On NH-44 Stretch; NHAI To Levy Toll At 75% Rate

The Supreme Court has stayed a High Court order that had slashed the toll rate to 20% on a stretch of NH-44. The apex court has allowed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to levy toll at a 75% rate instead. This intervention by the Supreme Court indicates that it found the High Court's reduction of the toll rate to be potentially detrimental to the financial interests of the NHAI or the project's viability. The Supreme Court's decision restores a higher toll rate, pending further examination of the matter.