The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a plea seeking legal action against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder Raj Thackeray over his speeches promoting language conflict in Maharashtra, reported news agency IANS.

A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Vishwanathan refused to entertain the public interest litigation (PIL) filed directly before the top court under Article 32 of the Constitution.

However, the Justice Nagarathna-led Bench opined that the PIL litigant, if so advised, can approach the jurisdictional High Court for redressal of his grievances raised in the writ petition.