India, April 22 -- Taking strong exception to the continued illegal hawker menace across the city, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Mumbai Police, questioning their failure to act. The court asked, "The BMC says it's the police's responsibility, and the police say it's the BMC's responsibility. Where will the common man go?"

Expressing concerns over the lackadaisical approach of the authorities, a division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata, hearing a batch of petitions on illegal street vending, ordered an immediate on-ground inspection of key stretches between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Flora Fountain to verify compliance with the court's earlier ...