Overview

• The court upheld its July 15 order halting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s demolition of 51 kabootarkhanas until the next hearing.
• Justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif Doctor have summoned data from government and private hospitals to tally cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asthma and other respiratory issues linked to pigeon droppings.
• Dr. Sujeet Rajan of Bombay Hospital has been tasked with providing an expert medical opinion on associated health risks within ten days.
• An RTI response from Maharashtra’s urban development department acknowledged it holds no records of human illnesses caused by pigeon droppings or feathers.
• BMC staff must cease using firecrackers to scare pigeons and await recommendations from the Animal Welfare Board of India ahead of the next court date.