India, May 7 -- Two residents of Ghaziabad have moved the Allahabad high court in a public interest litigation (PIL) to highlight the issue of human-monkey conflict due to an alleged uncontrolled, and exponential rise of monkey population in the city.

The PIL, according to the high court's cause list, was listed for hearing at the Allahabad high court on Tuesday, and further directions are awaited.

The petition that identifies 12 respondents, including the Ghaziabad district magistrate, was filed by Raj Nagar residents Vineet Sharma, a social activist, and Prajakta Singhal, a BTech student.

"The petition raises the issue of health and safety risk to residents, especially the persons with disabilities, senior citizens, women, and childr...