All courts in district judiciary in Kerala to function during lockdown

The Kerala High Court directed that all courts in the district judiciary in the state will operate during phase three of the lockdown which will continue till May 17. However, the decision is not applicable for courts come under the Red Zone and hotspots in Kerala.

Kochi (Kerala): All courts in the district judiciary in Kerala will operate during phase three of the lockdown, according to a memorandum issued by the Registrar General of the Kerala High Court.

This will, however, not apply to the courts falling in hotspots in the state.

According to the memorandum, "it is directed that all the Courts in the District Judiciary in the state except in Red zones and Hotspots, shall function from May 4 onwards, and the officers and the staff shall attend to duty as regulated in Government Order. In Red zones, courts shall function with minimum staff. In Hotspots, courts need not function."

The memorandum stated that the decision was reached after taking into consideration the State government's guidelines for the functioning of various institutions during the extended period of lockdown.

(ANI report)