Thread by @lawbarandbench

#SupremeCourt to hear plea seeking disclosure of data related to vaccine trials and challenging the constitutional validity of vaccine mandates #vaccines #COVID19 @pbhushan1

SG Tushar Mehta refers to pre-clinical safety data and vaccine vial monitors.

SG: This is updated on a regular actual time basis. purpose is every vial is kept safely in a cold storage.

SG: Petitioner had relied upon a judgment of American Circuit court where a stay was granted. US SC overruled it. this was regarding mandatory vaccination of health care workers.. Centre has only encouraged vaccination

Justice Rao: Mr Bhushan cited an order pertained to OSHA and not health care workers. there was mandate regarding mandatory vaccination of industrial workers if numbers more than 200

SG: US SC had stayed it

SG reads US Supreme Court judgment on National Federation of Independent Business Vs Occupational Safety and Health Administration

SG: The stand of petitioner here is that he will not get vaccinated which may be to detriment of others thereby leading to vaccine hestitancy

SG Mehta now refers to a judgment of France

SG reads Canada court judgment in Amalgamated Transit Union Vs Toronto Transit

Justice Rao: Superior Court of Ontario is one of the the busiest Trial Court in Canada. There is Justice Akbar Ali, good to see a foreign name judge there

SG Mehta: May be from India or Pakistan

Justice Rao: Not India. But it is good to see a foreign name judge.

SG: My right of not getting infected will outweigh others right of not being vaccinated
#supremecourt #vaccinemandate

SG refers to judgments on competing fundamental rights. (referring to Puttuswamy): Privacy also has to give way to legitimate state interest. Please do not grant none of the reliefs, it is the manufacturers proprietary right.

SG: A PIL petitioner cannot sit over the decision taken by the government and ask for raw data

Matter to continue tomorrow
#supremecourt #vaccinemandate