Updated On: 02 September, 2025 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
The court expressed strong dissatisfaction over the crowd exceeding the permitted limit of 5,000 people, noting that an estimated 60,000 to 1,00,000 had entered the city for the protest

Azad Maidan is the protest site which has been occupied since Friday by tens of thousands of demonstrators demanding Maratha reservation. File Pic/Atul Kamble
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters to vacate Azad Maidan in south Mumbai by 3 pm.
Azad Maidan is the protest site which has been occupied since Friday by tens of thousands of demonstrators demanding Maratha reservation.
The Bombay HC on Tuesday warned of action, if Jarange and his supporters do not vacate the place.