India, Feb. 8 -- The Bombay high court on Friday said that all hawkers should possess a domicile certificate and that every vendor should be known to the Maharashtra government.

The remarks came while the court was hearing a suo motu case regarding the failure of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Police to curb illegal hawking in accordance with the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.

During Friday's hearing, the BMC's counsel emphasised the importance of the Town Vending Committee (TVC) elections for the swift implementation of hawker-related policies. "In the absence of elected TVCs, a fresh vendor survey remains a challenge," the counsel told the court.

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