Bureau Prayagraj. The Allahabad High Court has asked the Chief Standing Advocate to receive instructions from the government within a month and file a reply on the action taken regarding the ban on Chinese Manjha. A single bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Aggarwal has given this order on the contempt petition filed by Deoria resident advocate Pradeep Pandey. In this, the Principal Secretary of the Home Department and the DGP have been made parties.
It is said that in 2015, the High Court had given instructions to strictly ban the manufacture, sale and use of Chinese Manjha in the PIL Anurag Mishra vs State case. On January 14, 2026, in another PIL, Himanshu Srivastava vs. State, the court had reiterated the old orders and asked for strict compliance. Despite this, banned Manja is being sold openly.
The petitioner has argued that many incidents have happened due to the negligence of the officers and disobedience of orders. On January 22, 2026, advocate Anup Srivastava was injured when a manjha got stuck in his neck in Prayagraj. In one year, incidents of death of many people and injuries to many people have been reported in many districts including Jaunpur, Unnao, Meerut and Lucknow.
The advocate argued that this Manja is easily available not only in shops but also on online platforms. This is a violation of the right to life under Article 21. The court has directed the petitioner to provide a copy of the petition to the Chief Standing Counsel within 48 hours. The next hearing will take place after a month.
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