New Delhi/IBNS, April 16 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking the removal of Urdu used on a nameboard of a municipal council in Maharashtra highlighting that no language belongs to a religion, media reports said.

The top court bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran was hearing the plea filed by Sanjay Bagade, a former Patur councillor in the Akola district of Maharashtra.

Previously, Chandran's petition was rejected by the council as well as Bombay High Court.

The top court noted that the council used Urdu on the nameboard as many local residents understood the language.

"All the municipal council wanted to do was to make an effective communication," the court said.

"The prejudice against...