MUMBAI, Sept. 2 -- Noting that the entire city had been brought to a standstill due to the ongoing Maratha quota agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, the Bombay High Court on Monday asked the activists to ensure that they clear out the streets by noon today. A bench of justice Ravindra Ghuge and justice Gautam Ankhad, in a special hearing, said that the protesters had not restricted the protest to Azad Maidan, the designated place for which permission had been granted, but instead spread over and blocked several vital areas in south Mumbai. "The situation is grim and the city has been practically brought to a standstill," the court said, adding that, "Protestors are bathing and cooking and defecating on the streets." Hours after the hearing, Jarange-Patil told his supporters to clear the roads, while he continued his agitation. "I will not go till reservation is given. But Mumbaikars should not be inconvenienced," he told his supporters. The Maratha activist has been on an indefinite hunger strike for the past four days, demanding reservation for Marathas in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. P3...