The Coastal Road is back in focus as the Bombay High Court hearing on the contentious transport arm beginning in South Mumbai and set to join the Bandra Worli Sea Link is set for June 3. The current legal status of the Coastal Road needs to be put in context.

Earlier this year, the high court directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to stop all reclamation work and maintain status quo with regard to the project.