Mangaluru: A Petitioner has moved the Kerala High Court which is looking for directions to Karnataka to allow all tourists who have even taken one dose of Covid-19 vaccine to enter without the need to show a negative RT-PCR test report.
In the WRIT petition, Jayananda KR, a resident of Bangra Manjeshwar in Kasaragod, stated that the Government’s decision Karnataka mandated a negative RT-PCR test report that no more than 72 hours for the interstate commuter from Kerala was a “natural justice violation”.
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Jayananda, also the secretary of Rastrakavi Manjeshwara Govinda Pai Smaraka Samiti and a social worker, said the negative report of RT-PCR had limited the fundamental rights of the people of Kerala, especially those in Kasaragod.
“People who live in Kasaragod depend on Mangalu City for basic needs, in addition to medical assistance, because it is only 15 km from the border,” the Petitioner said.
“Daily travelers, including workers, employees and students, including Medicos registered in various universities in Mangaluru lost the right to travel across the border every day.
RT-PCR mandate is a serious violation of fundamental rights.” The applicant begged that steps – Direct steps must be taken to allow passengers, which have a Covid vaccination certificate even for one dose, to enter Karnataka without limitation.
He also looked for steps to ensure that all vehicles, including passenger vehicles, were not blocked on the carnataka border.
The applicant has made the central government, the Ministry of Health Union, the Government of Karnataka, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, Kerala Government, in addition to the other two, respondents in this case.
To curb an increase in infection, the administrative district of Dakshina Kannada has made a negative report of RT-PCR which is mandatory for people from Kerala from August 2.
The government has also introduced weekend meals in this district.
While it is mandatory for travelers from Kerala to provide a negative certificate to enter through other ports in Karnataka, restrictions have felt most acute in the district of Kannada District because of daily commuter volume solely.