The BMC and dealers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mandai (CSMM), once a thriving wholesale and retail fish market  have been locked in a battle ever since the civic body began demolishing the building in which they worked in 2014. The dealers now operate out of makeshift stalls on the site where their building once stood.

While the BMC agreed to shift the market to the nearby Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market, also known as Crawford Market, offering pitches in the basement and ground floor, members of the Mumbai Fresh Fish Dealers Association are refusing to move to the new location, citing lack of proper ventilation and ramps for loading and unloading fish, as well as insufficient space.