Disabled staff exempted from court duty: Karnataka High Court

By LE Desk

Bengaluru, May 15: The Karnataka High Court has exempted physically-disabled and visually-impaired officials working at the district judiciary in the state from attending office during the COVID-19 lockdown period. 

Registrar General (In-charge) TG Shivashankare Gowda stated in the notification that the State Commissioner for Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Karnataka has requested that physically-disabled and visually-impaired staffers be exempted from attending office during the pandemic. Therefore, an exemption has been made, The New Indian Express reported. 

Meanwhile, the High Court has declared Saturday (May 15) as a holiday for district and trial courts and the cases listed on this day will be re-listed on Monday. The Registrar General said the holiday was declared in view of taking remedial measures for combating the Covid threat. 

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