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COVID-19: courts to close business till April 3 



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Kathmandu, March 20 : The entire court proceedings except for the habeas corpus are to be closed for the next two weeks beginning from tomorrow.    

A full meeting of Supreme Court judges including Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana agreed to suspend all court proceedings except the habeas corpus until April 3, citing the heightened risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.    

The decision will be applied for the Supreme Court and other courts, said SC information officer Devendra Dhakal.