Lucknow, Aug. 1 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the state government to file the safety audit report of the schools of five districts of U.P, which were inspected after the order of the court.

The order was passed by a division bench of justice Alok Mathur and justice Brij Raj Singh recently on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by the Gomati River Bank Residents, raising the issue of safety in schools allegedly running in residential areas, flouting prescribed standards. The petitioner sought directives for proper arrangements of security in schools and to take appropriate action in this regard.

Earlier, the court had issued directions to the authorities concerned and sought a reply of compl...