VVIPs? What VVIPs, Allahabad high court asks UP govt on power supply

The government told the court that these places were chosen for unending power supply in view "of the importance of the areas and ... protocol and security of VVIPs during their declared or undeclared visits".



The court inquired from the respondents what was meant by the terms VVIP and protocol.

"Who are those so-called VVIPs and what is their protocol which requires and compels respondents to maintain continuous supply in certain and particular places and deprive such benefit (in other) parts of the state."

After observing that counsel for the respondents could not answer the query, the court said: "Their predicament is quite apparent and understandable. Silence speaks a volume."

The court quoted from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to say that there was a term called VIP but there was no mention of VVIP.

The court said the term 'VVIP' meant that there was a higher class even amongst the celebrity or class of very important persons.