Srinagar, Nov. 3 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday sought a response from the government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting gaps in healthcare, early intervention and rehabilitation facilities for children with disabilities and developmental disorders across Jammu and Kashmir.

The petition, filed by social worker and child rights activist Zaheer Abbas Jan, raises concerns over the inadequate availability of specialised therapeutic services, shortage of trained professionals and infrastructural deficiencies in government-run institutions.

Advocate Junaid Mohammad Junaid, counsel for the petitioner, told this newspaper that the court had issued notice to the concerned authorities and listed the matt...