Dharamshala, Oct. 11 -- Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Lawyers for Human Rights International on stray cattle causing accidents in the state.

The plea mentioned the September 27 accident in which Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda lost his life.

The singer had suffered severe head and spinal injuries after his motorcycle had collided with stray cattle that suddenly appeared on the road.

The accident took place near the Haryana-Himachal border. However, it was later established that the accident had taken place in the jurisdiction of Haryana Police.

The division bench, headed by justice GS Sandhawalia, has sought the government's response to the peti...