The Allahabad High Court on Monday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for its handling of the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases and imposed a lockdown in Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Kanpur and Gorakhpur till April 26, reported Live Law. However, the state government has refused to follow the Allahabad HC’s order, reported India Today.
Till Sunday night, Uttar Pradesh reported 30,596 new Covid-19 infections and 129 deaths – the state’s highest one-day jump in cases and fatalities since the pandemic began in January 2020.
“Those in the helm of affairs of governance are to be blamed for the present chaotic health problems and more so when there is a democracy which means a government of the people, by the people and for the people,” the High Court said during the proceedings earlier on Monday.
The High Court bench, comprised of Justices Ajit Kumar and Siddhartha Varma, rebuked the state government for its lack of response, saying that the medical system may…