Courts in Amritsar and Ajnala near Indo-Pak border closed for 5 days

The district court at Amritsar and the sub-division court in the border town of Ajnala have been closed for public entry between May 9 to May 14.

The presence of staff and judges has been restricted to the bare minimum.

"The Courts at Headquarters Amritsar and Sub-Divisional Courts at Ajnala be closed temporarily for public entry, to restrict footfall and be run in a restricted manner for a period of four days w.e.f. 09.05.2025 to 14.05.2025," the order issued by the Punjab & Haryana High Court said.

It added,

"The daily attendance of hundred percent staff members attached to the courts be exempted and only 50% of the staff of each respective Courts shall attend duty on rotation basis,"

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