Karnataka HC: Insurance Scheme for Advocates

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The Karnataka High Court has highlighted the daily struggle of advocates contracting COVID-19, with numerous requests for case adjournments due to the illness. In response, the court has directed the state government to hold a meeting on April 15, 2021. The purpose of this meeting is to explore the feasibility of establishing an insurance scheme specifically for the benefit of advocates in light of the ongoing pandemic.

• Karnataka High Court on Wednesday while observing said, that there are at least two requests daily for adjourning the cases from the advocates who are suffering from COVID-19.

• It also directed the state government to convene a meeting on 15th of April, 2021 to determine whether an insurance scheme can be established for the benefit of the advocates in the state, in light of COVID-19 pandemic.

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