MUMBAI, Oct. 27 -- The Bombay high court on Monday urged celebrities to volunteer for noise pollution awareness campaigns after the state informed it that some were demanding payment to participate. A division bench of Justices GS Kulkarni and Dr Neela Gokhale said celebrities should contribute to the public cause without the government spending taxpayers' money on their participation. "We thought they were conscious about this but this (asking for payment) is their response? We think some of them should come forward to help the public cause. When you have police programs, all celebrities are there. But for them to spend 15 minutes for a special cause, they don't want to do it," the court said. The bench added that prominent personalities who benefited from the city should voluntarily support campaigns aimed at protecting its residents and environment. The observations came during a suo motu cognisance of noise pollution caused by religious processions in Mumbai and other cities across state....