Thane: A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court by a group of local political leaders and social activists opposing the Maharashtra government's decision to bifurcate Thane district and carve out a new district with its headquarters at Palghar.

The PIL has demanded to "quash and set aside the said political decision of the government." A total of 33 persons, including CPI(M) MLA Raja Nathu Ozare (from Jawhar), NCP state unit secretary Rajaram Mukne, ex-MLA and MP from CPI(M) Lahanu Shidwa Kom, Vikramgadh BJP president Sudhakar Patil and Adiwasi Ekta Parishad president Kaluram Dodhade, yesterday filed the PIL against the creation of the new district, which will come into being from August 1. The PIL is posted for hearing tomorrow.