The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) informed the Delhi High Court that its recent circular on toll collection will remain in abeyance until the objections raised by highway operators were heard and adjudicated.

The statement was made by NHAI’s Standing Counsel Santosh Kumar before Justice Sachin Datta, who recorded the submission and disposed of the plea filed by the Highway Operators Association (India) [HOAI] and Roadstar Infra Investment Trust (RIIT).

The petitioners had challenged the NHAI’s policy circular dated September 13, which revised the “linking factor” used to convert Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data between different base years.

The “linking factor” is a multiplier employed to maintain continuity in time series data on the WPI when the base year changes, ensuri

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