Swearing-in ceremony: HC asks govt. to restrict numbers
The Hindu
Spouses of MLAs not to be allowed, only that of Minister-designates to attend
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court led by the Chief Justice on Wednesday asked the State government to restrict the number of persons attending the swearing-in ceremony of the new Left Democratic Front government, to avoid the spread of COVID-19. The court observed that the present pandemic situation would not permit any authority to conduct a government function, much less, even a swearing-in ceremony of the new council of Ministers, with such a large gathering of 500 people. The court observed that “the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic is reflected in the statistics of the Government of Kerala. The purpose of the lockdown/triple lockdown was known to the government. That is why such stringent conditions are imposed on the public, applicable to all citizens. The restrictions should not be diluted, or in other words, altered by the government solely for the swearing-in-ceremony”.
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