Thread by @barandbench

Delhi High Court begins hearing PIL seeking door-to-door #COVID19 vaccination in the city.

Hearing before Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal.

#COVID19Vaccination

@CMODelhi @MoHFW_INDIA

Advocate Ashish mohan: First issue is widening of involvement of private bodies.

Have these issues not being repeatedly considered by court? : Court

Not this issue: Mohan

What is this. We don't have the wherewithal to decide all this : Court

Mohan informs there's Petition before Surpreme Court on lowering on age restriction.

Supreme Court has stayed all proceedings before High Courts : ASG Chetan Sharma

That's only on lawyers vaccination: Mohan

Mohan explains the issues in his Petition.

What is the daily quantity of vaccine? : Court

It is allocated centre wise: Mohan

What is the capacity? : Court

It is 100 vaccinations: Mohan

I thought it is much more : Court

100 per session. There are four sessions : Mohan

How many per day then? : Court

I'll calculate: Mohan

Say without calculation: Court

People who draw blood for testing they should be permitted to administer the vaccine ? Neither are lawyers competent: Court

What does the Petitoner do? : Court

A law student: Mohan

You know what doctors are advising and you are saying door to door : Court

Since he's not earning, what does the father do? Which law college? That he doesn't have anything to do ? Empty vessel: Court

Campus law centre: Mohan

That makes it worse ..alma mater : Court

Law student will decide? : Court

He's approaching. So that Court can do : Mohan

Court notices Petitoner Mrigank Mishra is attending the hearing.

What does your father do? Campus law centre is not keeping you busy it seems : Court

Petitoner says father is a lawyer.

It can be treated as representation: Mohan

Everyone is talking of it.. Pick the press: Court

Court begins dictating order.

We have heard the counsel for Petitioner and ASG: Court

Court records the prayers made in the PIL.

We are prima facie of the view that court doesn't have the wherewithal to deal with such matters which require empirical data.

Not sure if Petitoner did his homework before filing the petition: Court

It appears that unless vaccination availability is more, vaccination can be given. There is no need for Petitoner to even seek the relief of widening of Pvt participation: Court

Petitioner has not done if homework on allocation of vaccines for city. Shallowness with which Petiton is drafted for sake of publicity. On enquiry it is found that Petitoner is student of final year of campus law centre: Court

We find the petition to have been filed without any serious intent, for the sake of publicity... Petitoner seeks to withdraw: Court

Since Petitoner has understood the consequences and in future would not indulge in such litigation, we are not imposing cost: Court

Hopefully as a lawyer you will file better Petitions : Court (orally)

Mohan says the order may be problematic for the young lawyer.

Alright we will tone it down. Everybody is in such a haste that their names in LiveLaw and Bar & Bench: Court

These days it is instant : ASG Sharma

I'm sure message has gone across : Mohan

Hearing over.