Might direct CAG to probe irregularities in toll collection Mumbai-Pune Expressway: Bombay HC
The Hindu
The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it may direct the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India to look into alleged irregularities in toll collection on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Pravin Wategaonkar and three others challenging toll collection on the expressway. The plea sought that the toll collected from August 10, 2019, be declared illegal and light motor vehicles be exempted from paying toll till the matter is heard. Mr. Wategaonkar pointed out that the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Tax Act stipulates a build, operate and transfer contract between the State government and any other entity at whose expense a road project is built. So, the State has to first declare the total capital outlay of the project before declaring the rate and period till which is to be levied.More Related News