As several writ petitions were filed before this Court and several other writ applications involving similar questions were filed before different High Courts questioning similar provisions of Bihar State Reorganization Act whereby also some districts were included in the new State, transfer applications having been moved, the said writ petitions were withdrawn from the respective High Courts and transferred to this Court.
They filed a writ application before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad which was marked as Civil Writ Petition No.43094 of 2000.
However, companycededly, the President of India by a numberification proposed formation of the State of Uttranchal in the State Reorganisation Bill, 1999.
The district of Haridwar allegedly was number included therein.
The President of India assented to the said Bill on 25.8.2000 whereupon the Act known as the Uttar Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000 came into force.
However, an objection thereto was raised by one Shri S. Kaushik as regards the inclusion of the District of Haridwar in the proposed State.
In the said Bill, the district of Haridwar was included as one of the districts in the said proposed State.
The said Bill, however, was passed by the Rajya Sabha also.
