JUDGMENT

1. Leave granted. The challenge in this appeal is against the following operative directions passed by the High Court of Madras in the Writ Petition filed by the Respondent No. 1:

"(iii) Writ Petition (MD) Nos. 13906 of 2012 and 14535 of 2012 are disposed of directing the National Highways Authority of India to shift the Kappalur Toll Plaza, from its present location, to a place near the interjection where N.H. 7 and N.H. 208 bifurcates, so that there is no violation of the second proviso to Rule 8(1) or at least to ensure that persons who use a small section of N.H. 7 for the purpose of proceeding to N.H. 208 are not charged the same rate of toll fee as charged for those taking N.H. 7 and

(iv) The National Highways Authority of India shall take a decision on the above lines within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Until then the Respondents shall not collect toll fee from the vehicles proceeding to N.H. 208. This can be done by opening a check post near the junction where the N.H. 7 and N.H. 208 parts and refunding at that check post, the money collected from vehicles taking N.H. 208. There will be no impediment for collecting toll fee