NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed toll collection on dilapidated highways that leave commuters stranded, remarking that commuters pay despite suffering long delays, drawing parallel to the national capital, noting few hours of rain can bring Delhi to a standstill.A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria made the observation while hearing appeals filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and concessionaire Guruvayoor Infrastructure. The appeals challenge a Kerala high court order that suspended toll collection at the Paliyekkara toll plaza in Thrissur for four weeks over the poor condition of the Edappally–Mannuthy stretch of National Highway 544 and severe traffic congestion from ongoing works.

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