SC to take up hearing on lockdown in Five cities order in Uttar Pradesh

SC to take up hearing on lockdown in Five cities order in Uttar Pradesh

SC to take up hearing on lockdown in Five cities order in Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi : Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday mentioned for urgent hearing the UP-government’s petition against the Allahabad High Court's order imposing lock down in five cities in the state.

A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde agrees to take it up today itself after hearing other matters listed before it.

Mehta, while referring to the high court's order passed on Monday, said that “a virtual lockdown is declared by a judicial order for a week”.

He requested the bench to take up the matter during the day saying the matter relates to five big cities of the state.

“Ok,” the bench said.

SC to take up hearing on lockdown in Five cities order in Uttar Pradesh

SC to take up hearing on lockdown in Five cities order in Uttar Pradesh

The high court had directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose strict restrictions including closing of malls, shopping complexes and restaurants till April 26 in five cities, but stopped short of calling it a "complete lockdown".

Allahabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar and Gorakhpur are the cities in which the high court has directed curbs.

The high court had said these curbs are "nowhere close to a complete lockdown". with inputs from PTI