The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an interim stay on Allahabad High Court order directing the state of Uttar Pradesh to impose strict restrictions till April 26 in five cities amid COVID-19 surge

It also asked the Yogi Adityanath government to submit before the HC its various steps and measures taken to control the pandemic, within a week, while appointing senior advocate P S Narasimha as amicus curiae to assist it in future hearings in the matter.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde.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".

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an interim stay on Allahabad High Court order directing the state of Uttar Pradesh to impose strict restrictions till April 26 in five cities amid COVID-19 surge

It also asked the Yogi Adityanath government to submit before the HC its various steps and measures taken to control the pandemic, within a week, while appointing senior advocate P S Narasimha as amicus curiae to assist it in future hearings in the matter.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde.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".