India, April 14 -- The Bombay High Court (HC) on April 8 came down heavily on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the city's traffic department for failing to formulate a coherent policy to manage seized vehicles that are routinely abandoned on public roads and in the vicinity of police stations. The court observed that the unregulated parking of such vehicles contributes significantly to Mumbai's chronic congestion and poses a serious inconvenience to pedestrians.

A division bench comprising Justices GS Kulkarni and Advait Sethna made the observations while hearing a public interest litigation filed by the Marathon Maxima Co-operative Housing Society through advocate Seema Chopda. The petition raised pressing concerns regar...