🖋️ *From The Desk of Abhijeet Rane* The Bombay High Court strongly rebuked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its failure to secure open manholes, dismissing its progress reports as a mere "eyewash." A division bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata questioned the civic body's reactive approach, asking why it consistently waits for fatalities before taking action. The court’s sharp criticism follows the tragic death of 55-year-old Aslam Shaikh, who drow