PIL seeking president's rule in UP

Lucknow, Mar 10 (UNI) Hearing a PIL seeking President's Rule in Uttar Pradesh and handing over the security of public and religious places to the Centre, Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court today directed the state principal secretary home to file his confidential report on March 27.

The order was passed by Justices Jagdish Bhalla and D V Sharma on a PIL filed by a Lucknow-based lawyer, Ranjana Bajpai.

The petitioner contended that the security of places of worship and public places such as courts and cinema houses was under threat after the Varanasi bomb blasts.

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