<p>The District and Sessions Court here has been closed for 48 hours in the view of rising Covid-19 infections being reported in the city and among some court staffers.</p>.<p>District Judge, in a letter on Wednesday, issued directions for closure of the court and complete sanitisation of the campus for the next two days -- April 8 and 9.</p>.<p>As April 10 is second Saturday of the month and April 11 is a Sunday, the court will now open on April 12 i.e. Monday.</p>.<p>On April 5, samples of several court staffers were collected for testing. Two were found Covid positive in antigen tests, while reports of RT-PCR tests of others were awaited.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Central Bar Association requested the district judge not to pass adverse orders in any matters if a counsel is unable to turn up to argue the cases in the present scenario.</p>
<p>The District and Sessions Court here has been closed for 48 hours in the view of rising Covid-19 infections being reported in the city and among some court staffers.</p>.<p>District Judge, in a letter on Wednesday, issued directions for closure of the court and complete sanitisation of the campus for the next two days -- April 8 and 9.</p>.<p>As April 10 is second Saturday of the month and April 11 is a Sunday, the court will now open on April 12 i.e. Monday.</p>.<p>On April 5, samples of several court staffers were collected for testing. Two were found Covid positive in antigen tests, while reports of RT-PCR tests of others were awaited.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Central Bar Association requested the district judge not to pass adverse orders in any matters if a counsel is unable to turn up to argue the cases in the present scenario.</p>