HC admits PIL challenging renaming Allahabad

Shahira Naim
Tribune News Service
Lucknow, November 16

Allahabad High Court on Friday passed an order allowing a Public Interest Litigation challenging the state government order changing the name of Allahabad to Prayag raj.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice C D Singh passed an order allowing amendments in PIL writ 4717/2018 of Allahabad Heritage Society and 12 others versus State and others.

The PIL has challenged the state government order of October 18, 2018, regarding the change of name of Allahabad to Prayag Raj.

Allahabad High Court has also summoned a similar petition pending before the Lucknow Bench of the high court to its principal seat at Allahabad to be heard along with main case.

 In the Allahabad heritage case the constitutional validity of section 6 of the Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code 2006 has been challenged as being in violation of Art 14 of Constitution of India.

The court has fixed November 30, 2018, for hearing the matter.

Despite the court’s adverse reaction on an earlier date, Chief Minister Adityanath’s government changed the name of Allahabad division to Prayagraj and Faizabad division to Ayodhya on November 13.

Allahabad division includes the erstwhile district of Allahabad, Kaushmbi, Fatehpur and Pratapgarh.

The Faizabad division includes the districts of erstwhile Faizabad , Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Sultanpur and Amethi.