Prayagraj, Jan. 16 -- The Allahabad high court has again directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure the state machinery is activated to ensure that the manufacture, use and sale of Chinese Manjha (sharp kite strings made of synthetic materials) do not take place so as to endanger human lives as well as birds during the period when kite flying is at its peak.

The Allahabad high court also held that the state government is bound to follow the directions already issued by this court.

With this order, a division bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra disposed of a public interest litigation filed by Himanshu Srivastava and two others seeking a complete ban of the use of Chinese Manjha.

The PIL stated that ...