Mumbai, May 15 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a show cause notice and imposed a penalty of Rs.15,000 on an agency managing the pay-and-park facility near Jehangir Art Gallery in Kala Ghoda. The civic body has also filed a complaint against the staff at the parking lot and started the process of blacklisting the agency after a sting operation revealed that motorists were being charged more than double the approved fee. The agency was awarded the contract for managing the parking facility in BMC's A ward, which has the capacity to accommodate 100 four-wheelers and 45 two-wheelers. The approved parking fee was Rs.70 per hour for four-wheelers and Rs.20 per hour for two-wheelers. After the BMC received complaints that the agency was overcharging motorists, a sting operation was planned and executed under the guidance of deputy commissioner Sangeeta Hasnale. The operation was led by assistant commissioner Jaydeep More and officials from other departments were roped in as motorists. When the officials went to park their cars in the facility, they were charged Rs.150 per hour. They observed that the agency had covered the "No Parking" signs and vehicles were parked in restricted areas. The staff were also not wearing uniforms or carrying official ID cards. Accordingly, on May 9, the civic body issued a show cause notice to the agency and imposed fines of Rs.10,000 for overcharging motorists, Rs.4,000 for parking in "no parking" zones, and Rs.1,000 for staff for not wearing uniforms or carrying ID cards. A written complaint was also filed by the BMC at the Mata Ramabai Marg police station, based on which the agency's staff were booked by the police....