The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore bench has sought a reply from the state government about the demolition of an allegedly illegally constructed bakery and a restaurant in Khargone, following the violence during a Ram Navami procession in the city on April 10.

Judges issued notices to the state government while hearing separate writ petitions filed by the owners of a restaurant and a bakery on April 22 and April 28 respectively, the counsel for the petitioners informed on Saturday.