Overview

• A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad asked why a public interest petition was used for these allegations.
• Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay, represented by Subhash Jha, seeks an FIR against Raj Thackeray and MNS workers as well as derecognition of the party.
• The petition alleges attacks on non‑Marathi speakers and cites a July 5 rally where Thackeray allegedly urged followers to “hit below the eardrums” of those refusing to speak Marathi.
• Upadhyay says he has already filed representations to the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Maharashtra officials, senior police, and the Election Commission and State Election Commission.
• The court adjourned the case for a later hearing and indicated that specific complainants could move a Magistrate or a senior police officer under the law.