India, Sept. 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the maintainability of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray over alleged assaults on citizens for not speaking Marathi.

The PIL, filed by advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay through lawyer Subhash Jha, accused Thackeray and his party workers of repeatedly targeting non-Marathi-speaking citizens, particularly those from North India. Jha argued that such incidents often surface before elections and cited a Supreme Court ruling which directs states to curb political violence with a firm hand.

He added that complaints had already been submitted to the Election Commission of India, State Election Com...