Bhopal/Jabalpur, Dec. 23 -- The Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday directed the state government to dispose the residual ash generated from the disposal of toxic waste from the Union Carbide at a facility in Dhar district within two months by withdrawing its previous order to engage experts for the process.

The state government had approached the high court, seeking a review of its October 8 order that directed the state to file a report citing alternate sites for containment and also inform the court whether a global tender was floated in order to get the best technical expertise for the disposal of the toxic waste.

After hearing the petition on Monday, a division bench of the high court, comprising justices Vivek Kumar Singh and Ajay...