LUCKNOW, Jan. 16 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has terminated the contract of M/s Skylark Infra Engineering Pvt Ltd, the toll agency operating at Bara Toll Plaza on Lucknow-Sultanpur NH-731, following the assault on an Allahabad high court advocate on January 14.

A new toll agency has been appointed to ensure smooth operations. According to a senior official of the NHAI in Lucknow, the newly appointed agency was mobilised and began functioning at Bara Toll Plaza from 8 PM on January 16.

Earlier on Friday, the agitation by lawyers over the alleged assault on the advocate, gathered further momentum as advocates from Lucknow took the lead in demanding strict action against the toll plaza employees responsible.

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