COVID-19 norm violations: Government tells HC celebrities, leaders have been fined
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After being questioned in regards to the non-imposition of fines on celebrities and political leaders for not carrying masks in public locations, the State authorities on Monday instructed the High Court of Karnataka that the police had, on November 7, collected fines of ₹250 every from a number of of those that had violated the COVID-19 norms throughout rallies and election campaigning.
An announcement on this regard was submitted earlier than a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty through the listening to of a PIL petition filed by Letzkit Foundation, Bengaluru.
Fines have been imposed on Lok Sabha member Tejasvi Surya, Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D.K. Shivakumar, actor Darshan and others. While Mr. Surya and several other different BJP social gathering employees needed to pay fines of ₹250 every for violating the norms throughout a rally held on September 30, the Congress leaders and Mr. Darshan needed to pay up for violations whereas campaigning for the R.R. Nagar byelection not too long ago.
The authorities additionally instructed the court docket that complaints have been lodged in opposition to these leaders for violating the norms.
The Bench mentioned there have been authorized points within the legal guidelines associated to implementing norms similar to carrying of masks and sustaining social distancing. It identified that these violating these norms may technically be booked below provisions of the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act and the Disaster Management Act, and might be charge-sheeted.
The authorities counsel mentioned that registering FIRs in opposition to all these not carrying masks and failing to take care of social distancing can be impractical, provided that between 6,000 and seven,000 individuals have been fined for not carrying masks in Bengaluru metropolis alone.
The Bench adjourned additional listening to on the matter until November 12.
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