Entry to HC, trial courts in nine districts restricted in view of rise in COVID-19 cases

With the sudden and steep rise in number of COVID-19 cases, the High Court of Karnataka has re-introduced restriction on entry of litigants into its three Benches at Bengaluru, Dharward, and Kalaburag

With the sudden and steep rise in number of COVID-19 cases, the High Court of Karnataka has re-introduced restriction on entry of litigants into its three Benches at Bengaluru, Dharward, and Kalaburagi, and district and taluk courts in nine districts. “Entry of litigants to the court complex will remain prohibited except when there is a specific order of the court permitting the presence of the litigants; and parties-in-person shall remain present only through videoconferencing,” said a notification issued by In-charge Registrar-General T.G. Shivashankare Gowda. Entry of litigants is prohibited in all the trial courts in the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ballari, Bidar, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kalaburagi, Mysuru, and Tumakur.