Overview

• A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sandesh D Patil directed all municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to attend to every pothole within one week.
• The court rebuked the BMC and other civic bodies for not acting against errant contractors and said fines of ₹1–10 lakh were insufficient given contract sizes.
• Judges said penalties must deter poor workmanship and suggested recovering compensation from responsible civic officials’ salaries.
• A government lawyer submitted preliminary data noting 12 deaths and 11 injuries statewide linked to poor road conditions, underscoring the court’s safety concerns.
• BMC told the court it resolves complaints within 48 hours and has 688 pending this year, as the bench highlighted unclear road ownership among multiple agencies as a barrier to lasting fixes.