Ban on marriages till May 24: DC
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In the wake of non-adherence to COVID-19 pointers throughout marriages, the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil on Saturday issued an order banning marriages within the district from May 17 to 24. However he has clarified that the ban is not going to apply to these marriages that had already been permitted by the administration.
In an order issued on Saturday, Mr. Patil has stated that the district was witnessing a surge in COVID-19 circumstances.
In the order he has clarified that there was no bar on conducting marriages, which had already been permitted between May 17 and 24.
Mr. Patil has stated that these violating the ban order could be booked underneath the provisions of Epic Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1897 and The Karnataka Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) Regulations-2020.
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