LUCKNOW, Aug. 17 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the principal secretary, public works department, Lucknow, along with other officials of the committee that earlier decided on an integrated plan for a flyover and metro, to join proceedings through video conferencing on September 22.

The division bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on August 12 while hearing a 2017 PIL filed by the Oudh Bar Association, which raised concerns over traffic congestion in front of the new high court on Ayodhya Road.

In response to the court's earlier order, the counsel for the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) informed that a comprehensive mobility plan for the city was discussed in a meeting...