Expressing shock and displeasure over the display of illegal hoardings across the city despite court orders and undertakings by political parties, the Bombay High Court today issued notice to five persons, including BJP leader Ashish Shelar and MNS chief Raj Thackeray.

A division bench of Justices A S Oka and A K Menon directed the five persons to file their replies by May 7 as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them. Apart from Shelar and Raj Thackeray, the court also issued show cause notice to MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar, BJP's Mukund Kulkarni and NCP's Shivaji Ghajre.