Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Allahabad High Court Questions Need for Firozabad Clock Tower
A town in Firozabad plans to build a clock tower in a busy market.
The Allahabad High Court asked why the tower is needed today.
The judges noted that most people can check the time on mobile phones or watches.
They said clock towers were useful when they were first built.
However, the judges questioned whether building one now makes sense.
They called the plan based on outdated technology.
The court made these comments in an order on Tuesday.
The article does not say whether the project has been cancelled.
The Allahabad High Court questioned the need for a planned clock tower in Firozabad’s crowded Purani Mandi market.
The court noted that people can check the time using mobile phones and wristwatches.
Justices JJ Munir and Indrajeet Shukla made the observations in an order issued Tuesday.
The bench said clock towers served an important purpose for earlier generations.
It described pursuing what it called antiquated technology as irrational and highly arbitrary.
- Who
- The Allahabad High Court, including Justices JJ Munir and Indrajeet Shukla.
- What
- The court questioned the need for a planned clock tower in a crowded market.
- When
- The observations were made in an order issued Tuesday.
- Where
- Purani Mandi market in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The court noted that people can use mobile phones and wristwatches to check the time and questioned the use of outdated technology.
- Court
- Allahabad High Court
- Judges
- Justices JJ Munir and Indrajeet Shukla
- Project
- A planned clock tower
- Location
- Purani Mandi market, Firozabad
- Court concern
- Whether a clock tower is necessary when people have mobile phones and watches
- Court description
- The bench characterized the plan as involving antiquated technology and called it irrational and highly arbitrary