Overview

• On August 11, the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the Bombay High Court order that bars public pigeon feeding and authorises FIRs against defiant feeders.
• BMC teams have re-covered the Dadar kabutarkhana with tarpaulin, installed barricades and deployed riot control police to enforce the feeding ban.
• Civic authorities say three FIRs have been filed and 64 people fined in August, including the seizure of Mahendra Sanklecha’s car for feeding birds from a rooftop tray.
• The Bombay High Court has convened an expert committee to assess pigeon-related health risks and is reviewing proposals for regulated feeding zones such as suburban parks.
• Jain community leaders and regional political groups have protested the closures and plan hunger strikes and demonstrations ahead of local elections.