The road blockade figured in petitions before two separate benches of the High Court, with one bench directing the NHAI to ensure free movement of traffic “immediately”.
Justice Nadira Patherya, hearing a writ petition filed by a transport operators association, said the NHAI could seek assistance from the state government to restore the free flow of traffic.
A division bench of Chief Justice SS Nijjar and Justice Dipankar Datta, hearing a PIL filed on Thursday, directed the state and NHAI on Friday to file their affidavits within two weeks on the state of the Expressway.