The J-K High Court has asked the state government to take a policy decision about the ordinance banning polythene use in the state.
In the policy decision, the court said, the state was expected to explain whether as per the ordinance SRO-182, the ban was only on use of polythene carry bags or it also included ban on polythene used for making packing material.
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