New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court, while hearing a case on toll collection at the Paliyekkara toll plaza in Kerala, observed that even two hours of rainfall can bring Delhi to a standstill and questioned why commuters should be made to pay when they remain stuck in traffic for several hours.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria observed while hearing an appeal filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the concessionaire, Guruvayoor Infrastructure Ltd., challenging a Kerala High Court order suspending toll collection at the Paliyekkara toll plaza for four weeks.

"In Delhi, you know what happens... if it rains for two hours, the entire city gets paralysed,...