The Bombay High Court yesterday fined two BJP MLAs, 12 BJP workers and an MNS worker of Rs 3.1 lakh for putting up illegal hoardings in the city. MLAs Ashish Shelar and Parag Alavani were asked to bring demand drafts of Rs 25,000 each and the workers of Rs 20,000 each on the next hearing of the case on February 26.

The high court has been hearing a petition filed by Janhit Manch, an NGO, about illegal hoardings put up in the state. Shelar’s lawyer told the bench of Justice Abhay Oka and C V Bhadang that they were warned by the BMC before they installed the hoardings. He also presented an unconditional apology before the bench.