India, Feb. 19 -- LUCKNOW Taking a tough stand on deaths and injuries due to Chinese manjha, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the state government to evolve a proper mechanism to prevent its sale and use. The HC has also sought a reply from the state government by March11 on the measures being taken to enforce the ban on the deadly string . "It appears that only when such injuries/deaths take place due to use of such manjha and these incidents hog the headlines in newspapers, State functionaries wake up and start taking some action. A permanent mechanism involving a regular and continuous exercise for prevention of manufacture, sale and use of such manjha is required to be put in place with suitable and effective provisions in law to curb the said practice and to make those indulging in such practice liable for their actions," the court stated in its order. "Let the State Authorities file a fresh counter affidavit (reply) in the matter keeping in mind the aforesaid, as to the measures which they propose to take by making suitable provision in law, unless already existing, for preventing the manufacture, sale and use of such manjha and then, for making such persons, who violate the law, accountable and liable. The accountability aspect should not only be with regard to those indulging in manufacture, sale and use of manjha but also with respect to those who fail, if it is so, in discharging their duty of preventing the manufacture, sale and use of manjha. A proper mechanism should be put in place," the court added. A division bench comprising justice Rajan Roy and justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary passed the order on February 11, which was uploded on Wednesday, on a PIL filed in 2018 by local lawyer ML Yadav, seeking directives for a strict ban on Chinese manjha in view of the recurring incidents. He filed newspaper reports showing approximately 10 persons injured by Chinese manjha and some fatalities too....