India, Aug. 11 -- The Manipur high court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the worsening road infrastructure across the state and registered a public interest litigation to monitor the road conditions in the state.

A bench of chief justice K. Somasekhar and justice A. Guneshwar Sharma issued notices to the state government departments concerned through the Advocate General, and asked them to respond by September 8.

The court also directed the government to submit a complete list of authorities responsible for road repairs in both hill and valley districts so that they may be impleaded in the case.

The move follows the submission of a detailed report by the Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA), which highlighted hazardous...