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Mumbai: Despite court order, political banners are here to stay
Updated On: 24 February, 2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Complaints from the residents have fallen on deaf ears as the BMC is not willing to remove the political banners in Chandivli
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Political hoardings in the suburbs
Despite repeated hearings and direction from the High Court, the BMC is in no mood to remove political hoarding from public places. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday expressed strong distress over hoardings and banners put up on footpaths, trees, and street lights, and appealed to the general public not to encourage such illegal acts. But despite repeated complaints from the residents, the BMC is not willing to remove the political banners in Chandivli.
The court was hearing a contempt petition filed against authorities for non-compliance with court orders over the removal of illegal hoardings. During a hearing, the Bombay High Court said that illegal hoardings and banners cause ‘hazards’ to pedestrians and other users of roads and no individual or a group, be it a political party or a commercial organisation, or any religious group, can be legally permitted to utilise public places such as footpaths, streetlights, roads and so on for their personal gains and advertisements. Chandivli residents have been experiencing it for a long time.
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