https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=763573 The SC upheld a public interest challenge to a toll regime, finding the writ maintainable because the association had sufficient interest and the grievance arose from a continuing levy, so delay and laches did not bar relief. It held that awarding the project without tender was opaque and inconsistent with fairness, and that the power to levy fees or tolls could not be impermissibly sub-delegated to the concessionaire. Article 14 of the Concession Agreement and Annexure F were found contrary to public policy and severable. On the accepted material, project cost and substantial returns had been recovered, so continued collection of user fees or tolls was unjustified. en-us Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:43:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=763573 The SC upheld a public interest challenge to a toll regime, finding the writ maintainable because the association had sufficient interest and the grievance arose from a continuing levy, so delay and laches did not bar relief. It held that awarding the project without tender was opaque and inconsistent with fairness, and that the power to levy fees or tolls could not be impermissibly sub-delegated to the concessionaire. Article 14 of the Concession Agreement and Annexure F were found contrary to public policy and severable. On the accepted material, project cost and substantial returns had been recovered, so continued collection of user fees or tolls was unjustified. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=763573