MUMBAI, July 9 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday disposed of a petition filed by a Navi Mumbai resident Santosh Pachlag, seeking a contempt action against the state government for its non-compliance with a 2016 order about the installation of illegal loudspeakers on religious shrines across the state. The government has already taken substantial steps to curb noise pollution, said the bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Sandeep Marne, adding that there was no requirement to initiate a contempt action against the concerned officials. The court orders came after it noticed an affidavit by the Director General of Police (DGP), Rashmi Shukla, stating that 2,812 loudspeakers were functioning across the state by various religious structures as of April 2025. Out of these, the authorities have removed 343 loudspeakers. They provided licenses and permissions for 831 loudspeakers. The police sent warning notices to 767 structures, which then did not exceed the permissible noise decibel limits. Apart from these, the police have registered 19 FIRs in cases of violations. In January 2025, Pachlag's advocate, Deendayal Dhanure, told the court that based on an RTI response Pachlag received in 2019, the government was aware of at least 2,940 illegal loudspeakers. The government pleader, Neha Bhide, informed the court that a state-appointed nodal officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police supervises actions taken against the illegal loudspeakers. Finding the actions to be "satisfactory," the bench observed that the government has complied with the 2016 directives, with no wilful disobedience. "It is evident that the authorities have substantially complied with the order," the court said....