LUCKNOW, Oct. 29 -- The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has expressed concern over the shortage of forensic science laboratories in Uttar Pradesh, observing that the existing infrastructure is inadequate considering the state's size and population.

The court has also instructed the director of UP Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to file a detailed reply within four weeks. A division bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra made the observation while hearing a PIL petition filed by advocate Piyush Gupta. The court noted that Uttar Pradesh has only one state FSL and 12 regional forensic laboratories.

The order was passed on October 24 and uploaded recently. The PIL seeks directions to the state g...