It appears that the Bombay High Court’s orders have fallen on deaf ears. In February 2013, the High Court had ordered that political hoardings shouldn’t be displayed anywhere in the city but despite that illegal hoardings are still a common sight.

The MNS has put up illegal political banners in and around Currey Road station. Pic/ Emmanual Karbhari

Around 50 hoardings including those of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray, inviting people to join his rally were spotted in the stretch between Mahim to Dadar alone.