Protesters had “ruined” the city during Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s hunger strike last year and left without clearing the mess, the Bombay High Court observed while hearing a plea seeking permission for another reservation protest at Azad Maidan, according to the Press Trust of India.

According to the news agency, a division bench made the remarks recently while considering a request for permission to hold a one-day protest by the Dhangar community seeking reservation. The petition was filed by an individual after the police denied permission to use the ground.