Allahabad HC for complete UP lockdown
Directs government to limit all public gatherings to 50 persons immediately
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to look into the viability of complete lockdown in districts where the Covid spread has increased alarmingly.
The court further directed that all public gatherings must be restricted to 50 persons immediately.
“We understand that complete lockdown for weeks together may not be feasible but looking at the current surge of pandemic, we direct the government to look into the viability of complete lockdown in those districts where spread has increased alarmingly,” the court stated in its order on Tuesday.
Hearing a PIL related to Covid-19, a division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar, made it clear that if the court learns of anyone moving on roads without mask, the court shall take it as an act of contempt on the part of police and will certainly haul up the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Prayagraj and other concerned districts for the same.
‘Comply with guidelines’
The court also directed the district administrations to religiously comply with the guidelines issued by the state government on April 11 to check the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
The court emphasised that the immunisation programme must be vigorously carried out through vaccination of a large number of people and directed the Central government and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to rethink extending the benefit of vaccination to students pursuing higher education and those appearing in board examination of high school and intermediate.