After the phasing out of the iconic diesel-powered double-decker bus on September 15, Mumbai bid farewell to its last registered kaali-peeli Premier Padmini taxicab on Sunday as its 20-year lifespan had ended. The vehicle, bearing the registration number MH-01-JA-2556, is owned by Prabhadevi resident Abdul Kareem Karsekar, who once had seven such automobiles. 

For nearly 60 years, kaali-peeli Premier Padminis have been synonymous with the metropolis. But they had been supplanted by vehicles manufactured by Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Santro and other firms.