Lucknow district courts closed for two days after four judges, 13 staffers test COVID positive

The Lucknow district court campus was on Thursday closed for two days after some judges tested positive for the coronavirus infection.

Published: 02nd April 2021 12:13 AM  |   Last Updated: 02nd April 2021 12:13 AM   |  A+A-

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By PTI

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow district court campus was on Thursday closed for two days after some judges tested positive for the coronavirus infection.

Orders have been issued for sanitisation of the entire court premises on April 2 and 3, when all courts will remain closed, a government communication said.

A communication issued by the Lucknow chief medical officer said District Judge D K Sharma, Additional District Judge Pradeep Singh, Chief Judicial Magistrate Sushil Kumari and Additional Civil Judge Priyanka Gandhi were found corona-positive on Wednesday.

Besides the judicial officers, 13 court employees too were found infected, the CMO communication said.


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