Thackeray, in his plea, has said that courts in Champaran Ranchi and Jamtara had taken cognisance, between the period from December 2008 to January 2009, of the complaints against him for his alleged remarks.

All the cases against him for the alleged hate speech made by him in 2008 were transferred to a Delhi court in January 2010 by the Supreme Court after the MNS chief had moved the apex court to club the cases. On January 30, this year, the high court had stayed the execution of non-bailable warrants (NBWs) issued against Thackeray in 2008 for his alleged anti-Bihari remarks. Thackeray is to appear before the trial court here on April 30.