HC orders week-long lockdown in 5 UP cities; state govt says no A two-judge bench comprising justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar passed the lockdown order on a Public Interest Litigation on the condition of quarantine centres in the state and treatment of coronavirus patients PTI | April 19, 2021 | Updated 20:52 IST Reacting to the order, the UP government, however, said there will be no "complete lockdown" in the cities for now Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to impose a week-long lockdown in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi and Gorakhpur. Reacting to the order, the UP government, however, said there will be no "complete lockdown" in the cities for now.