The SC sought response of the Uttar-Pradesh government on a plea filed by Allahabad-Heritage-Society challenging the renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj. A bench, comprising Chief-Justice SA Bobde and justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant, issued notice to the state government on an appeal filed by the society against the Allahabad HC order of February, 2019 dismissing the PIL against the renaming of the holy-town.