India, May 27 -- The Dadar kabutarkhana, which was at the centre of a controversy last year when a section of people protested against its closure following a Bombay High Court order, is back in the news. Mahim legislator Mahesh Sawant, in a letter to municipal commissioner Ashwini Bhide, has recommended that the pigeon-feeding spot, which was shut down in August 2025 and currently stands covered with a tarpaulin sheet, be narrowed down to make space for road-widening at the crowded junction.

The issue, however, is complicated. The kabutarkhana continues to be contested in court, a concern raised by local corporator Yashwant Killedar. "This matter is sub-judice and the status quo will have to be maintained here," he said. Killedar also a...