Bombay High Court pulled up NMMC and BMC for poor enforcement of pollution measures across Mumbai and adjoining regions. The bench warned coercive steps, including suspension of Municipal Commissioners’ salaries, if court directions on pollution mitigation are ignored persist.
The Bombay High Court raised alarm over 2,100 illegal constructions in Navi Mumbai, calling it a “systemic failure” caused by officials–developer nexus. The Court said the Maharashtra government cannot remain a “passive spectator” while home buyers suffer.
