Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to clear debris and garbage from a plot on Flank Road in Sion (East), once home to a cycling track, and to establish a regular cleaning mechanism for the site. However, the court also raised doubts about whether the public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the matter was genuinely in the public interest.

A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, while hearing the PIL on October 13, took note of a BMC communication dated July 7, 2025, detailing the civic body’s response. The petition was filed by Payal Shah, a civic activist and resident of Flank Road, who sought directions for the BMC to remove unauthorised dumping and debris from the area, claiming it caused t

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