Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today expressed displeasure with several authorities, responsible for maintaining public roads and footpaths, for failing to comply with its order directing them to take steps to make roads pothole-free.

Granting the authorities two weeks time, the court also warned to initiate contempt proceedings against them if they continue to defy the diktat. The High Court had on May 20 observed that citizens have a fundamental right to good roads and that it is the state government's statutory obligation to provide roads which are pothole-free.