Supreme Court Pauses Mumbai Civic Chief's Salary
The Supreme Court has paused the salary of Ashwini Bhide, Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai's civic body. The order concerns encroachments, which the headline links to the commissioner's office. The case adds to scrutiny of how the city's civic body handles illegal occupation of public land.
Context
Context: The BMC runs civic services such as roads, water and drainage for Mumbai, and its commissioner is the top official. Encroachments are unauthorised structures or occupation of public land, a long-running problem in Indian cities.
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