LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has said that a detailed urban planning roadmap should be developed to meet future needs in Uttar Pradesh's cities, including capital Lucknow, so that new colonies and towns can provide amenities to the people. With this observation, the court directed the state government, the Lucknow Development Authority, the Housing Development Council and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to submit provisions and proposals. A division bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the order on October 26 on a suo motu public interest litigation petition. The issues raised in the petition relate to urban planning, layout plans and the provision of essential amenities to the public. The court directed the LDA and Housing Development Council to submit suggestions for providing space for transformers in city. The court also asked whether the layout plan included provisions for constructing police outposts, police stations and traffic police booths etc. If not, the court sought suggestions for the same. The court sought a detailed roadmap and fixed December 7 as the next date of hearing. HTC...