Karnataka State Bar Council Provide Financial Aid to register advocates who covid 19 Positive Admin Mon, May 10, 2021, at ,12:51 PM The Karnataka State Bar Council has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to each advocate who has tested positive for Covid-19 and is in-home quarantine. Similarly, it has decided to provide Rs 25,000 to each advocate who has been hospitalized owing to Covid-19, stated a release by KSBC chairman L Srinivasa Babu. “I assure all the advocates and their families that maximum assistance will be given by KSBC during the pandemic. Advocates Association of Bangalore had requested the Chief Justice to direct the State Government to appoint nodal officers and KSBC to assist Rs1 lakh to Covid-positive advocates. AAB president A P Ranganath said that they held a virtual meeting with ADCs of Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts, Advocate General, and judicial officers on Saturday, after the notification issued by the government appointing nodal officers.