'Can't Be Under Siege': Bombay HC Flays Maharashtra Govt, Jarange After Judge Walks To Court

Last Updated:September 02, 2025, 15:51 IST

The Mumbai Police issued a notice to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and his team, asking them to vacate Azad Maidan at the earliest

Activist Manoj Jarange during his indefinite hunger strike demanding Maratha reservation, at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai. (Image: PTI)

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Maharashtra government and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange after a judge was forced to walk to court as several protesters surrounded the court premises.

“It cannot be that the high court was under siege and a judge had to walk to court," said a bench of acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Aarti Sathe Jarange.

Manoj Jarange is staging an indefinite hunger strike at the Azad Maidan from August 29 and has said he will not leave Mumbai till his demands are met by the government. The Mumbai Police issued a notice to Jarange and his team, asking them to vacate Azad Maidan at the earliest. 

On Monday (September 1), the high court said the protest was not peaceful and Jarange and his supporters violated all the conditions imposed on them by the authorities when he was granted permission to hold the protest at Azad Maidan. It said the protest had paralysed Mumbai and brought the city to a standstill, and urged for normalcy to be restored.

The HC gave an opportunity to Jarange and his supporters to rectify the situation and vacate and clean up the streets blocked and occupied by them by Tuesday noon. It directed the state government and police to take steps as per law against Jarange and his supporters for violation of the conditions.

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