The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Police to carry out a comprehensive verification of all hawkers and their assistants across the city, including those suspected to be illegal immigrants, reported news agency PTI.

Court orders identity verification drive

A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Kamal Khata instructed authorities to verify the identity of all individuals engaged in hawking activities or working as helpers, reported PTI.