The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought responses from the Ministry of Communications and other authorities on a petition challenging the government’s decision to impose a 50 percent higher motorway toll on vehicles with insufficient M-Tag balance.
Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar issued notices to the respondents while hearing a petition filed by the Judicial Activism Panel against the June 3, 2025 notification.
Representing the petitioner, advocate Mahfouz Bukhari argued that the additional toll imposed on vehicles with low M-Tag balance was arbitrary, excessive and lacked legal justification.
During the hearing, the chief justice observed that the challenged notification appeared to be a government policy decision and questioned how the court could intervene in such matters.
The petitioner’s counsel responded that government policies remained subject to judicial review if they were unreasonable, discriminatory or contrary to the law. He argued that charging motorists a 50 percent higher toll for insufficient M-Tag balance was disproportionate and lacked a rational basis.
After hearing the initial arguments, the court issued notices to the Ministry of Communications and other respondents, directing them to submit their replies to the petition.
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