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Silence zones definitely exist in Mumbai, says The Bombay High Court. The HC expressed its displeasure over the Maharashtra government's stand that Mumbai's 1,537 silence zone no longer exist. The state government is of this view owing to the amendment of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control), 2000 on August 10.

The HC further deemed that the Maharashtra Government was being extremely unfair with this opinion and that silence zones do indeed exist in Mumbai and no loudspeakers could be used in these areas.