Overview
- The bench proposed directing the NMMC commissioner not to draw his salary for what it called a belligerent disregard of court orders, with a similar warning issued to the BMC chief.
- Judges said there was no genuine and sincere effort by civic authorities, observing that BMC acted only after judicial prodding.
- Court-appointed commissioners found 11 construction sites in the NMMC area violating dust-mitigation norms, and the court noted no evidence of NMMC officer visits in the affidavit on record.
- BMC was ordered to submit daily sensor data for the three months preceding November 2025, along with month-wise installation figures and dashboard connectivity details.
- The court urged exemplary penalties up to Rs 5 crore and asked civic bodies to seek extra-statutory powers, as intervenors reported hundreds of construction sites still lacking mandated monitors; the case resumes on January 27.