Don’t cast doubt on vaccination Top Court dismisses plea against mass vaccination of Covishield Covaxin and other vaccines in india

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea against mass vaccination through Covishield and Covaxin and other vaccines, saying that vaccination is the key to protect people from Covid-19. Refusing to interfere in the matter, a bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and B.V. Nagarathna told the petitioner’s counsel, “We do not want this matter to be argued at all. Let us not cast doubt on the vaccination”. The court rejected the plea by an advocate for petitioner Mathew Thomas, who asked the bench to hear his arguments in detail, claiming clinical trials had not been completed for vaccines. Making it clear that it was not keen on entertaining the plea, the court told the petitioner’s counsel that it found no error with the Karnataka High Court order in the matter. The top court was hearing a special leave petition against the High Court order, which dismissed a PIL seeking directives to stop mass vaccination using Covishield and Covaxin. The court had then also imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the petitioners for wasting precious time of the court.  Justice D. Y. Chandrachud clearly stated that "We do not want this to be argued at all. The High Court is very right. Let us not cast doubt on vaccination. It is the key to protecting our population. Even issuing notice on this SLP would subject it to great mischief. We have been through a very critical stage in the history of the pandemic. And India is not the only country in the world where vaccination is happening. The counsel appearing for petitioner Mathew Thomas urged the bench to hear his arguments in the matter in detail. However, the bench responded that it was not keen on entertaining the plea. The top court told the petitioner's counsel that it finds no error with the high court decision in the matter, and it will not entertain the petition.