LUCKNOW, Feb. 23 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has again sought a response from the Centre regarding a plea to prevent the entry of harmful and banned 'Chinese' garlic into the country.

Listing the matter on March 30 for next hearing on the request made by the Centre's counsel to provide time to obtain instructions from Union of India in the matter, the court provided him time for the said purpose in light of its two earlier detailed orders passed on September 26 and 27, 2024 respectively.

The court in its earlier orders had directed the Centre's counsel to seek instructions as to what exactly is the mechanism in place for preventing entry of such items inside the country and whether any such exercise have been undert...