MNS signboards: HC asks Govt assurance to maintain peace

Taking note of a plea over MNS threat to target shopowners who do not put up Marathi signboards, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state home department to give a statement assuring maintenance of law and order in the city.

Hearing a petition filed by a retailers’ federation, the court asked the home department to give a statement before it by 3 pm on Thursday.

The government should also assure that preventive action will be taken in case of any untoward incident, the court said.