The Bombay High Court has instructed the monitoring committee of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) to determine whether a single artificial pond at Aarey Colony would suffice for the immersion of Ganpati idols, emphasizing the intention to respect religious sentiments. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor, has proposed that if the committee deems it necessary, additional artificial ponds can be arranged.

According to a report in PTI, the court stated, "All these are matters to be considered by experts. What would suffice...whether it is one artificial pond or six or a truck-mounted tank or 10 is up to the monitoring committee." Chief Justice Upadhyaya emphasized, "The endeavour is to not hurt anybody's religious feelings...We will ask the committee to consider and take an appropriate decision. If one pond is adequate, then fine, if not, then we are only saying that arrangements can be made."