The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to hear on urgent basis a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil’s Mumbai rally even as the activist said he would hit the capital on January 20 with crores of members of the Maratha community.
The petitioner Hemant Patil had also sought the registration of an FIR against Mr. Jarange-Patil for alleged breach of peace, public nuisance, and sedition.
The advocate representing Mr. Hemant Patil had contended that around 1-2 crore people led by Mr. Jarange-Patil were likely to assemble at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan during the rally demanding that Marathas be including in the Kunbi OBC category.
