The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today fixed December seven as the next date of hearing on a PIL challenging the resolution passed by the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to split the state into four parts.A division bench comprising Justices Pradip Kant and Devendra Kumar Upadhaya passed the order on the PIL filed by a local lawyer Mahendra Pratap Singh on November 30.The petitioner has also sought directions to place the resolution before the UP Assembly speaker for fresh consideration.Singh said that passing the resolution in the Assembly in 16 minutes without any debate is against the spirit of the Constitution. On November 21, the state Assembly had passed the resolution on splitting the state into four parts by a voice vote.