The Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of inaccessibility of footpaths to the differently abled in Mumbai owing to recently installed bollards. The division bench comprising Chief Justice.
Taking a stern view on the bad condition of roads across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the Bombay High Court (HC) directed commissioners of six municipal corporations to file a detailed reply stating the steps taken by them on the HC s 2018 judgement. The bench also issued directions to conduct a joint inspection of manholes in all wards of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corp (BMC) by ward officers accompanied by the court-appointed commissioners (lawyers).
The Bombay High Court has summoned six Municipal Commissioners of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Friday to explain the poor condition of roads and open manholes. The Municipal Commissioners.
The bench was hearing a contempt petition regarding the failure of the civic bodies to implement the high court orders of 2018 to repair potholes along all arterial roads in the city and devise a uniform mechanism to redress grievances related to bad roads.
Irked over the dismal conditions of roads, which are full of potholes across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the Bombay High Court (HC) on Wednesday summoned municipal commissioners of six municipal corporations across the MMRDA.