RULE 19: Ball Touching Court Fixtures

If the ball in play touches a court fixture (as defined in Rule 2) after it has hit the deck within the boundaries of the court, the ball remains in play and may be returned, so long as it has not hit the deck a second time within the court or the playing area.

Exceptions: If the ball hits a lighting fixture or pole, the point is concluded—loss of point for striker. In matches in which an umpire and an umpire’s chair are inside the enclosure, a ball striking either the umpire or the chair prior to landing in the opponents’ court is loss of point for the striker.