India, Sept. 2 -- The entire city has been brought to a standstill due to the ongoing Maratha quota agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, the Bombay High Court (HC) observed on Monday, and asked activists and supporters to vacate the streets by noon on Tuesday.

The Maratha activist's indefinite hunger strike entered the fourth day on Monday, driven by a demand of reservation for Marathas in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, by implementing the Hyderabad (1909) and Satara (1884) gazettes to facilitate Kunbi certificates for them.

In a special hearing in response to a PIL filed by Amy Foundation, an NGO dedicated to protect public welfare and safety, a bench of Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad underlined ...