Srinagar, July 16 -- The Jammu and Kashmir administration has informed the High Court that it has ensured e-darshan of religious rituals at the 3,880 metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas.

In its 23-page order, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Gita Mittal quoted the status report of the union territory''s administration in which the introduction of 'e-darshan' to facilitate the devotees was discussed at length.

The Jammu and Kashmir high court had adopted a 'court in its own motion' petition to review the difficulties faced by the public in making the annual high-altitude pilgrimage largely because of the COVID-19 pandemic and had appointed advocate Monika Kohli as amicus curiae (lawyer assisting t...