Overview

• A division bench directed all municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to repair every pothole within a week and warned it will verify compliance.
• The court told Maharashtra to consider a compensation policy for pothole victims and suggested recovering penalties from civic officials’ salaries, with interim orders expected next week.
• State data placed before the court listed 12 deaths and 11 injuries linked to poor road conditions, while another report to the bench cited six deaths in Mumbai and the MMR this monsoon.
• BMC said it received 27,334 pothole complaints in 2025 and that 688 cases remain pending for 48-hour repairs, but the bench called fines of ₹1–10 lakh on contractors "peanuts" compared with contract values.
• Judges rebuked agencies for passing responsibility and noted that several authorities have not transferred roads to BMC, complicating maintenance and enforcement.