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Delhi High Court begins hearing its suo motu PIL concerning COVID-19 vaccination of judges, court staff and lawyers on priority.

Hearing before Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli.

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To ascertain the availability of COVISHIELD and COVAXIN, the Delhi High Court yesterday issued notice to manufacturers, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech.

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You know what the position is. Is some officer from Ministry here? : Court asks Centre
Standing counsel Anil Soni

No: Soni

Similar writ petition is pending before Supreme Court on Monday. If the Petition could be taken up on Tuesday: Soni

What is the issue there : Court

That lawyers be given vaccination: Soni

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Soni reads the petition pending before Supreme Court.

What is the ultimate relief? : Court

inclusion of judges, staff and lawyers in priority group for vaccination: Soni

So this is not confined to Surpreme Court as such : Court

Yes : Soni

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What is the thinking of the govt? : Court

The matter was placed before Expert vaccine group.. it is a policy decision: Soni

Capacity is available. But there is a protocol in place : Bharat Biotech counsel

We would like that you file a short affidavit: Court

If ambit of PIl is entire judiciary, we should know where the goal post is : Counsel for Bharat Biotech

Around 50k: Bar Council of Delhi

Serum Institute counsel says the general instruction is that capacity is available.

Soni urges the court to consider providing facility for vaccination for lawyers covered in the 60+, 45+ co morbidity group in court premises.

Ramesh Singh, Bar council of Delhi Chairman says he had raised the issued with Ministry.

Immediate concern is that.. the way system is operating. Point is in today's guideline it is 60+ and 45+ with co morbidity: Court

We can start with that : Gupta

They are starting vaccination from there for judges ( in High court) . My concern is that some of us may not fall in that category.. some judges are also not getting is because judges may not have co morbidity: Court

I was very happy with the observation that some judges don't suffer from co morbidity. We have take the order in right spirit. It is the national expert's view. They form the policy. The court's view will be conveyed: ASG Chetan Sharma

If the two institutes say they have the capacity, it seems their capacity is not being exploited to full capacity: Court

ASG asks Court to seek affidavit from @SerumInstIndia and @BharatBiotech to ascertain their actual capacity.

We are not utilising it .. at the same time, we are donating, selling it to foreign countries.. there has to be a sense of urgency: Court

Is there a bottleneck in logistics.. : Court

It certainly should be removed .. : ASG Sharma

ASG Sharma urges court to await the Supreme Court hearing.

Mohit Mathur urges Court to make Delhi High Court Bar Association be made a party.

Counsel for Bharat Biotech urges Court to record the queries in the order for proper instructions.

Mohit Mathur states that another similar writ petition is pending before Single judge and it should come before this Court.

We will all be able to assist the court in these proceedings: Senior Adv Geeta Luthra

This petition is to find out if the whole judicial system can be prioritised without age limit and co morbidity: Court

Court dictates the order.

Few lawyers interested in the present matter are also present. Let @SerumInstIndia and @BharatBiotech file their respective affidavits on:
-Capacity to manufacture the vaccines. Be indicated on per day/week/month basis,
-Current optic of vaccine,
-Unutilised capacity.

To also state whether they can scale up their capacities.

UOI should indicate their transport capacity a and the extent to which it is being used. UOI to explain the rationale over strict class of persons that can be vaccinated: Court

The affidavit to be filed by UOI should disclose the rationale for classification. DHCBA and BCD should also file an affidavit disclosing their strength : Court

The affidavits should indicate as to how many of them would get covered by the existing policy and how many would be left out : Court

Delhi Government to carry out inspection of medical facilities in court complexes and to report whether vaccination centres could created there : Court

Shortcomings if any should be disclosed. Affidavits to be filed within a week : Court

We can give numbers as far as people between 45 and 60 are concerned. Their co morbidities.. is something that we may not get : Mohit Mathur

You may give whatever details you have.. you may ask them to share : Court

Mathur shows the prayer in the writ pending before Single Judge.

I don't know why they want to run shy and have both matter before this court. We can't address same issue on two forums: Mathur

Adv for the petitioner in that court objects to transfer.

Court says the single bench may be informed of the same.

There is an issue of logistics. It is not for us to call for any petition: Court

You may mention it to the Chief Justice and he may send it here : Court

It is not an adversarial litigation. Out request before Single judge was please defer physical hearings.. we are not against anyone from the Bar Assn : Adv Manish Vashisht for Petitoner before Single judge

A leader cannot afford to not love or not take care of any of you : Court

We'll keep this after a week : Court

File it by 9th. List on 10th. We direct all counsel to exchange their filings : Court

Hearing adjourned.

Why restricted COVID-19 vaccination in India when vaccines are being donated, sold to foreign countries: Delhi High Court to Central govt

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