Mumbai HC Slams Civic Bodies: Fix Potholes or Pay Compensation!

• Mumbai High Court reprimanded municipal corporations in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar for negligence regarding potholes and open manholes.
• The court warned civic bodies to fulfill their responsibilities of providing safe roads or face orders to pay compensation for incidents.
• Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh D. Patil emphasized that if corporations don't maintain order, the court will intervene.
• Advocate Ruju Thakkar highlighted incidents, including a child falling into a pit in Thane and a death due to a pothole in Palghar.
• BMC, through Advocate Anil Sakhare, stated one accident was due to a dumper, not a pothole, and will submit an affidavit.

Why It Matters: High Court demands pothole-free roads from civic bodies, threatening compensation for negligence.