New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (April 26, 2021) directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to impose a two week lockdown amid the COVID-19 disaster.
The excessive courtroom made the statement whereas listening to a suo moto case on the COVID-19 disaster in Uttar Pradesh.
Bar and Bench quoted the Justice Siddhart Varma as saying, “I again request, if things are not in control then impose a two week lockdown. Please suggest it to your policy makers. It is blowing out of proportion, that is the first thing it seems.”
Justice Varma to AAG: I once more request, if issues will not be in management then impose a two week lockdown. Please counsel it to your coverage makers. It is blowing out of proportion, that’s the very first thing it appears.#allahabadhighcourt
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) April 27, 2021
Further, he stated, “There is a shortage of doctors, there is a shortage of staff, oxygen, there is no L1, L2. Everything is good on paper, but the fact is that there is shortage. With folded hands, we request you to exercise your discretion.”
This comes almost every week after the Supreme Court stayed the Allahabad High Court’s order directing lockdown in 5 cities of the state.
On April 19, the Allahabad High Court had ordered a lockdown throughout 5 cities of Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur and Gorakhpur, in view of the worsening COVID-19 scenario.
The determination was, nevertheless, stayed by the Supreme Court. The order was handed by the bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde.
