India, March 21 -- Residents of Colaba on Thursday submitted an intervention plea in the Bombay high court, seeking to be added as a party in an ongoing writ petition involving the Colaba Causeway Tourism Hawkers Stall Union (CCTHSU). The plea, filed by the Clean Heritage Colaba Residents' Association (CHCRA), emphasised that the outcome of the case would significantly impact the area's residents.

HT had reported on February 7 about the CHCRA's intention to file an intervention plea after the Supreme Court suspended the hawkers' eviction by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The stay order on the eviction was granted on January 27 after the Colaba Causeway Tourism Hawkers Stall Union approached the Supreme Court challenging t...