High Court Bans Tax Collection on Highways in Parsa

Parsa. The High Court Janakpur, Birgunj Temporary Bench, has issued an order prohibiting the collection of taxes from vehicles plying on national highways, feeder roads, and postal highways in Parsa.A division bench of judges Arjun Adhikari and Durga Prasad Dhungel at the High Court Janakpur, Birgunj Temporary Bench, issued the order on Friday. Citing an interim order issued by the Supreme Court on 2082 Falgun 28 against the Birgunj Metropolitan City, the court ruled that while taxes cannot be collected on national, feeder, and postal highways, the municipality may continue to collect taxes on roads under its jurisdiction.‘The interim order...