Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has sought a response from the Union Territory administration in connection with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking intervention to stop the alleged sale and transportation of unsafe, uncertified meat, poultry, and fish in the Kashmir Valley.

The matter, as per the Kashmir News Service (KNS), was heard by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Rajnesh Oswal, which listed the case for further hearing on August 25.

The PIL has been filed by Advocate Mir Umar through Advocate Shafqat Nazir under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner has described the issue as a serious public health concern, alleging that meat an...