New Delhi: The government sought dismissal of a petition filed by parents of two young women who allegedly died due to the adverse effects of Covishield vaccine, but the Supreme Court listed the matter for further hearing on November 26. “Covid is long gone. Vaccination is long over,” the government counsel told the apex court on Monday in response to the plea filed by Rachana Gangu from Hyderabad and Venugopalan Govindan from Tamil Nadu, who lost their daughters, aged 19 and 20, after getting the shot.
The counsel of the parents, however, said “tens of thousands of people have died, including children”. He said that the government “lied to the people of India saying that it was absolutely safe”. “All the parents all across the country gave the information filed in this case.
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this is 110% safe. You can take it,” he said. Hearing both sides, the judges posted the case for further hearing.
The government counsel reiterated that the government “only gave it free but it was a voluntary vaccination programme”, and added that “220 billion” vaccinations have been done in the country. She also mentioned, while seeking dismissal of the case, that the judges had earlier affirmed the vaccination programme in one of the cases. Legal Mastering M&A Deal Making By - Ashwath Rau, Senior Partner- AZB & Partners View Program Strategy ESG and Business Sustainability Strategy By - Vipul Arora, Partner, ESG & Climate Solutions at Sattva Consulting Author I Spe.
