Bengaluru: The District judiciary, family courts, labour courts and industrial tribunals in the state will remain closed till June 6, as per a report by ANI.
A notification in this regard was rolled out by Registrar General Rajendra Badamikar.
“As per this office Notifications dated 25.03.2020, 16.04.2020 and 30.04.2020, the closure of all the District Judiciary, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals in the State upto 16.05.2020 were notified. Further, the period of closure of all the District Judiciary, Family Courts, Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals in the State is hereby extended till 06.06.2020 for the purpose of Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963,” the notification read.
It can be recalled that courts have been closed since the lockdown to curtail the spread of COVID-19 was imposed in the country. Cases in the High Court are being heard through video conference.
With inouts from ANI