: Kerala HC allows oath-taking ceremony to take place physically, function to be held at 3 pm today #IndiaNEWS The Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the state government’s decision to

Kerala HC allows oath-taking ceremony to take place physically, function to be held at 3 pm today #IndiaNEWS
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the state government’s decision to hold its oath-taking ceremony physically, reported Bar and Bench. It, however, urged the state government to reduce the number of participants for the function.A bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly was hearing a plea filed by non-governmental organisation Chikitsaneethi seeking a stay on the physical oath-taking ceremony in view of the coronavirus situation in the state. Pinarayi Vijayan will take the oath of the chief minister of the state at 3 pm on Thursday in Thiruvananthapuram, reported India Today. During the hearing, the High Court cited similar ceremonies held in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu while declining the petitioner’s prayer.Though states like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, with more number of legislators in the Assembly have performed the swearing-in ceremony with [a] lesser number, Government of Kerala, a forerunner in Covid-19 management, should restrict the number to the maximum to avoid the widespread Covid-19. The High Court asked the political parties to take a call on whether all the MLAs are needed to be present in the swearing-in ceremony. The bench said the families of the MLAs invited to the ceremony can refrain from attending and watch it from their residence.In its plea, Chikitsaneethi had said physical...Read more

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