The Bombay High Court has strongly reprimanded civic authorities and the state government for the poor condition of Mumbai’s roads, saying there can be “no justification whatsoever for bad and unsafe roads” in India’s financial capital. The court also ordered compensation of ₹6 lakh to be paid in cases of deaths caused by potholes or open manholes, and directed civic bodies to fix accountability on contractors and officials responsible for the lapses.

A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Sandesh Patil , hearing a batch of petitions on road safety, observed that accidents and deaths due to potholes and open manholes have become a “regular occurrence” , particularly during the monsoon, and that this persistent negligence amounts to a violation of fundamental rights

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