The Bombay High Court criticised the BMC, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the police for failing to enforce its earlier orders.
The court had passed directions on September 22 and October 15 on air and noise pollution.
The bench asked what is the point in having paper orders.
The authorities must now publish notices by October 24 and file affidavits by October 26.
The court said officials would be held accountable.
The court called it shocking that Mumbai was recording higher pollution levels than Delhi, according to Bar and Bench and Outlook India.
Outlook India, citing aqi.in, says Mumbai’s air quality index stayed between 150 and 200 over the past week, a range the article describes as unhealthy. Free Press Journal gave no AQI figures.
A complete prohibition on firecrackers applies in designated silence zones, including areas around hospitals, government offices, courts and schools, according to Outlook India.
The Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the Mumbai Police Commissioner must file an affidavit by October 26 on the measures taken to comply, according to the reports.
A standard operating procedure is to be formulated for taking action against violators, according to Outlook India.
The Police Commissioner must convene a meeting with senior officers from all police stations on the restrictions and their enforcement, according to the same report.
The Free Press Journal reports that the heads of the BMC, Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board were summoned to appear on October 26 to explain their failure to curb pollution and enforce the restrictions.
The judges asked the authorities to show an iota of compliance or else file an affidavit stating that they are helpless, according to Free Press Journal.
The court warned that officials would be held accountable and that contempt proceedings would be started if the lapses continued, according to the same report.
Bombay High Court building, Mumbai (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
