MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued a show cause notice to Raj Thackeray, asking him to explain why action should not be taken against him for contempt of court with regard to his alleged statement on lawyers.

Thackeray had allegedly said at a public rally that activists of his Maharashtra Navnirman Sena would not let any lawyer represent any of the accused in the July 11 train bombings here that killed nearly 200 people.

He has to file a reply to the notice by November seven.