The court reprimanded the BMC and the police for their failure to curb illegal hawking and emphasised the need for urgent action to address the issue.
The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the issue while hearing a 2022 petition by mobile shop owners in Borivali, who claimed that access to their shops was blocked by illegal hawkers. The court has since been monitoring the actions of the state, the BMC and the police regarding various complaints against the "hawkers menace".
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