Shimla, Sept. 19 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court has ordered the closure of the Sanwara toll barrier/collection centre from September 20 to October 30, 2025, citing the poor condition of the road.

The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the lack of basic facilities in the matter. The detailed order is awaited.

A division bench comprising chief justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and justice Ranjan Sharma directed the Solan deputy commissioner to provide necessary assistance to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for improving road conditions and to assess law and order issues. The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for October 30.

High court on August 28, in wake of the repeated disruption of the Chandigarh-Shimla ...