India, Aug. 20 -- Garbage piling up outside the Faridabad district court has angered residents, lawyers, and commuters, who say the neglect is baffling given the daily movement of VIPs in the area and the fact that Haryana's urban local bodies (ulb) minister, Vipul Goel, hails from the city. Many argue that if one of the busiest stretches, frequented by litigants, young lawyers, and senior officials, remains in such disrepair, the condition of other parts of Faridabad must be worse.

For many, the mess outside the court has become symbolic of Faridabad's wider sanitation failures.

Fitness coach Sandeep Mall, who runs past the court daily, said he has decided to document the problem publicly. "I cross this trash outside our district court...