Update: Notification Under The Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act

Businesses, operating across the spectrum, have been struggling to stay afloat in the throes of the pandemic. In a recent step to aid the beleaguered businesses, the Labour Department of the Government of Karnataka has, through a notification dated January 2, 2021 ("the Notification"), allowed all shops and establishments in the State, employing ten or more persons, to operate on a 24 x 7 basis throughout the year for a period of three years from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, on a conditional basis. The Notification has been issued by the Karnataka Government in exercise of the powers conferred upon it under the Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 ("the Act").