No HC bar on Kerala swearing in ceremony

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Credit: PTI File Photo

The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to consider minimising the participation at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government on Thursday.

The court directive came on petitions seeking a ban on the physical swearing-in ceremony owing to the Covid pandemic situation. The court declined to impose any ban on the ceremony.

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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan flayed the decision of opposition UDF to keep off from the swearing-in ceremony.