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Notice At BMC G/North Ward: Citizens Told To Switch Off Phones Despite HC Order Allowing Recordings
Freepressjournal | June 24, 2025 1:39 AM CST

Chakachak Dadar social organisation shared with The Free Press Journal, a picture of an unusual notice outside the chamber of the assistant municipal commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) G/North ward, which asks citizens to switch-off their mobile phones and other recording devices before entering.

While there is an order by the Bombay High Court and a circular by Mumbai police allowing citizens to record inside government offices, the ward officer Vinayak Vispute claims that recording photographs or videos without written permission is restricted.

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The notice also warns the citizens found recording without a permission, that their devices would be seized and action would be taken against them


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