The Delhi High Court on Friday asked NHAI and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to amicably settle their dispute over grant of toll lanes to the latter for levy of entry tax on commercial vehicles coming to capital through Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.
On Friday, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) told Justice Manmohan Singh that four proposed toll lanes, out of 16, would be grossly inadequate to levy tax on commercial vehicles entering the national Capital. To which the NHAI had said it is not obligated in any way to hand over any infrastructure to Delhi Government or SDMC and also that the law provides for smooth, unobstructed flow of traffic on highways and presence of toll plazas prevented the same. However, during the hearing on Friday, NHAI informed that they are ready to resolve the issue. “NHAI is open for meetings in order to resolve the issue. The petitioner is also agreeable to sit with the senior official of NHAI for discussion in this regard. “let senior officers of SDMC meet the authorities of NHAI today itself and have the discussion, so that the issue in hand be discussed and resolved, if possible,” the court said, while listing the matter February 26.