Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- The high court on Friday allowed a petition filed by the Punjab government challenging Centre's move to deny permission to a delegation led by chief minister Bhagwant Mann for an official visit to France.

The petition is "allowed", said the bench of justice Tribhuvan Dahiya after hearing arguments from Punjab and the Centre. The detailed order is awaited.

The current visit was in connection with participation of the Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. (MARKFED), the apex cooperative of the state, in the international food trade show, SIAL 2026, being held in Paris from October 17 to October 21. The MARKFED was allotted stall in India Pavilion by the agricultural and processed food product...