Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty Tests Covid Positive; Functioning Of Jaipur Bench Suspended Till Aug 19
Justice Indrajit Mahanty, Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court has tested positive for Covid-19. The same has been confirmed by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, who took to Twitter on Saturday to wish him well. Delete I have come to know Chief Justice of #Rajasthan High Court, Sh. Indrajit Mahanty has tested positive for #Covid_19...concerned about his health. Wish him...
Justice Indrajit Mahanty, Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court has tested positive for Covid-19. The same has been confirmed by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, who took to Twitter on Saturday to wish him well.
I have come to know Chief Justice of #Rajasthan High Court, Sh. Indrajit Mahanty has tested positive for #Covid_19...concerned about his health. Wish him a speedy recovery.
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) August 15, 2020
Functioning at the Jaipur Bench of the HC has been suspended until August 19, 2020 and all the concerned have been recommended to get themselves tested.
Justice Mahanty, 60, is the first Chief Justice of any High Court to test Covid positive.
Last month, the High Court remained closed for about 10 days, after Court staff tested Covid positive.
The Court premises of the principal bench at Jodhpur were first shut on July 9 and July 10, for sanitization of premises and other standard protocol. Later, functioning of the Court was declared suspended until July 15, as the infected person had come in contact with a number of other court staff, and it became necessary to test them as well.
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Later, the functioning was further suspended till July 19 as few court staff at both Jodhpur and Jaipur Benches were found positive.