Mohali, April 2 -- A Mohali-based advocate who took a toll plaza to court over a Rs.30 overcharge - a discrepancy many commuters might overlook - has won relief after a four-year legal battle.

Pulling up the Ghulal Toll Plaza near Kharar for overcharging advocate Balwinder Singh Jolly during a same-day return journey in February 2022, the Mohali District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission termed the practice an unfair trade conduct.

Calling it a matter of public importance, the bench observed that the issue was not about "a mere Rs.30", but about the toll operator "overcharging large numbers of commuters every day and then refusing to correct the error".

The bench comprising president SK Aggarwal and members Paramjeet Kaur and Lt C...