The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on a petition seeking directions to stop toll collection on national highways and expressways where the construction cost has already been recovered (Abdul Karim Ansari v. NHAI & Anr) . A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the NHAI to file its reply. The Court said that the case will be heard next on January 20, 2026. The Court passed the order on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by one Abdul Karim Ansari. Counsel appearing for Ansari claimed that there are 128 toll plazas across the country where operators continue to collect tolls despite the recovery of the full project cost. Citing a report by

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