By: Express News Service Mumbai | July 20, 2025 22:23 IST 2 min readThe buses are under the custody of the Court Receiver and cannot be utilised by BEST. (File Photo)Around 100 wet-leased buses, lying idle at the Anik (Wadala) depot of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Anik (Wadala) for more than a year because of the pending legal proceedings and arrears to contractors, have been covered by thick vegetation.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEOThe buses are under the custody of the Court Receiver and cannot be utilised by BEST.On October 25, a liquidator was appointed for the buses, claimed to multiple banks, to be put up for auction but the process did not move forward. The buses are not part of BEST fleet and thus cannot be operated until the legal issues are resolved, as per BEST officials.A top BEST official explained that the buses are not being used as the organisation has no legal jurisdiction over them. “These buses belong to the Court Receiver, although they are housed on BEST grounds. As the issue is under litigation and an auction process is on, BEST is not in a position to utilise them,” the official explained.This also happens when BEST’s operating fleet is already at its limit. A number of buses have been retired or withdrawn from service because of age and maintenance reasons. The total fleet is now somewhere near 2,800 buses.The buses are unutilised at a time when commuters experience delays and overloading from inadequate deployment of vehicles on major routes.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:BEST bus