'Pashmina Certification Centre' To Be Set Up, Delhi High Court Told In PIL To Enhance Existing FSL Infra For Testing Suspected Shahtoosh Shawls

The Delhi High Court has closed a public interest litigation seeking to improve, augment and enhance existing forensic testing infrastructure available to all Forensic Science Labs engaged in analysis of suspected Shahtoosh Shawls.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela took on record Union Government's statement that the Export and. The Delhi High Court has closed a public interest litigation seeking to improve, augment and enhance existing forensic testing infrastructure available to all Forensic Science Labs engaged in analysis of suspected Shahtoosh Shawls. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela took on record Union Government's statement that the Export and Promotion Council for Handicraft has signed an MoU with the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, for setting up a 'Pashmina Certification Centre' for seamless trade of Pashmina products. Union Government's counsel also told Court that tested Pashmina products are labeled with a traceable unique id tag with individual e-certificates downloadable from the WII's server which enables a seamless trade of such products in national and international markets.