Last year, the Bombay High Court, in an interim hearing, stated that renovation of Sassoon Docks in Colaba was necessary to address age-old issues connected to the thriving fishery hub inside. The renovation plans, sanctioned way back in 2016, included an ice factory for the proper treatment of waste, an auctioning hall for fishermen to avoid auctions in the open and a shed for the fisherfolk to rest.

A report in this paper stated that mid-day had visited the docks and witnessed that all the aforementioned structures had been partially built, now covered in fish scales, prawn shells and other waste.