India, Sept. 19 -- The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Gwalior Bench has issued notices to the state government on a public interest litigation challenging the Chief Minister Ladli Behna Yojana and seeking a halt to the monthly cash assistance being provided to more than 1.25 crore women across the State.

A division Bench of Justices G.S. Ahluwalia and Anuradha Shukla heard the petition and issued notices to the state's Chief Secretary and the principal secretaries of the Women and Child Development and Finance departments. The court has sought a response from the Government on the issues raised in the petition.

The petition has been filed by Sudha Dubey of Gwalior through advocate Anil Kumar Mishra. It questions the existing structure of t...