Bombay High Court Orders Maharashtra to Frame Policy for Managing Seized Vehicles

The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to formulate a clear policy for handling vehicles seized by the police and dumped or parked in public spaces, particularly near police stations in Mumbai.

This directive came in response to a petition by the Marathon Maxima Co-op Housing Society, which highlighted the nuisance caused by such vehicles in Mumbai.

The Court criticized the government's inaction despite previous orders in 2023 and emphasized that these abandoned vehicles obstruct pedestrian movement in the already congested city.

The Bench instructed the police and civic authorities to relocate these vehicles to designated storage areas and mandated the Principal Secretary (Home Department) to submit the new policy by April 29.