The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to file their replies by October 30 on a petition filed by Sahara India Corporation Limited challenging the sealing of Sahara Shahar, a sprawling 170-acre township in Lucknow’s Gomtinagar area.

A Lucknow bench of Justices Sangeeta Chandra and Amitabh Rai passed the order after hearing arguments from both sides at length. The court said the matter required consideration and directed the parties to exchange their pleadings before the next hearing.

The bench also issued directions regarding the cattle left inside the premises, instructing that they be shifted to Kanha Upvan and properly taken care of.

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation had sealed all six gates of Sahara Shahar,

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