Court Rejects An Advocate's PIL Against Centre's Mandatory FASTag Policy: Allahabad High Court

In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutionality of Section 7 of the National Highways Act, 1956 and the notification that mandated all lanes at toll plazas to be FASTag lanes. The petition was filed by Advocate Vijay Pratap Singh, who argued that the imposition of toll fees, especially the double toll for vehicles not equipped with FASTag, amounted to double…