Prescribe size for closed and open areas for gatherings: HC
The Hindu
The Karnataka government has allowed gatherings of 200 persons in closed spaces and 500 people in open areas
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday said that the State government must immediately step in to modify its recent COVID-19 guidelines, which allows gathering of 200 persons in closed spaces and 500 people in open areas, by prescribing the minimum size of the closed and open areas. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar issued the directions while hearing a batch of PIL petitions related to issues that cropped up due to implementation of lockdown and unlock processes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The bench prima facie found merit in the argument made on behalf of some of the petitioners that allowing gatherings of 200 persons in closed spaces and 500 people in open areas is meaningless without specifying the minimum size of the areas in which such large gatherings can be held. It was pointed out on behalf of petitioners that allowing a gathering of 200 to 500 people in small areas could lead to quick spread of COVID-19.
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