No Lockdown In 5 UP Cities, Supreme Court Puts On Hold High Court Order

Tuesday, 20 April 2021Newsdesk

There will be no lockdown in five Uttar Pradesh cities for now. An order by the Allahabad High Court last evening, challenged by the UP government, has been paused by the Supreme Court.

New Delhi, 20 April 2021

As per news report of NDTV, the Allahabad High Court had ordered a lockdown till April 26 in Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur. The Yogi Adityanath-led government refused to enforce it last evening. The Uttar Pradesh government had argued that locking down five cities by judicial order "may not be the right approach". It also said Allahabad High Court's order infringed upon the UP government's domain.

Source -NDTV