Districts’ name change: High Court seeks govt response

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sought a reply from the state government on a writ petition challenging renaming of some districts,parks and schemes by the current Samajwadi Party regime. The order was passed by the Lucknow Bench comprising Justices Uma Nath Singh and Virendra Dixit on a petition filed by the BSP. The court fixed September 10 as the next date of hearing.

On behalf of the petitioner,senior counsel Satish Chandra Mishra submitted that a majority of the names given by the previous BSP government to districts,parks and schemes have been changed by the SP regime,which was against the spirit of the law.

He submitted that the decision taken by the existing government should be cancelled and old names be restored.

The SP government recently renamed Ramabai Nagar,Jyotiba Phule Nagar,Mahamaya Nagar,Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar,Bheem Nagar,Prabuddha Nagar,Panchsheel Nagar and Kanshiram Nagar districts.