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While hearing a plea for door to door vaccination, #BombayHighCourt enquired with the Union as to how could political leaders get vaccinations at home while the citizens could not.

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Chief Justice Dipankar Datta: Important political leaders get a jab at home. How do political leaders get a vaccine at home and other cannot? There has to be a uniform policy.

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CJ: Municipal Commissioner BMC said to us that there is a requirement of ICU, then are ICU’s available in homes of leaders?

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CJ: In any case we have to wait for a week (to hear the plea), as the state is running out of (vaccine) stock. We will keep it pending till next week.

CJ asks Union to file a short affidavit to explain protocols for vaccinations and centres.

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CJ: This is not an adversarial litigation. There has to be something for the senior citizens and simplify online procedure.

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CJ: What has happened has happened, but if we come across anything that political leaders are getting a jab at home, then we will see to it. If the PM can go to the centres and get vaccine then why cannot Maharashtra leaders do the same?

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Justice Kulkarni: The president of India went to AIIMS. If they can go why can’t everyone go? This sends out a wrong message.

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The Court has granted the Union time to file an affidavit explaining their protocols. Will take up the plea on April 21, 2021.

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