Bombay HC disposes fisherfolk s plea against BMC s coastal road project Vidya
Bombay High Court has disposed off a petition that was filed against Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation s (BMC) pet project, the coastal road.
What is the case about?
Petitioners who are traditional fisherfolk primarily from the Haji Ali Bay area in Worli had approached the court praying that the court should restrain BMC from obstructing the fishing operations being carried out by them from Lotus Jetty which includes anchoring and operating fishing vessels, mending nets and storing fishing equipment.
The 10 petitioners who were before the high courts also sought that BMC should rehabilitate them at an alternative site where they can carry on their fishing operations and until that is done, the fishermen said that BMC should not interfere with the fishing operations being carried out by them from Lotus Jetty.