The bench asked the Centre to act fast on COVID-19 vaccines.
New Delhi:
Officers sitting over untapped potential to make COVID-19 vaccines need to be charged with "manslaughter" as it is leading to so many deaths, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday, observing that a lot of scope and infrastructure is available in India which is not being used.
The court said some urgent hand-holding is required for manufacturing vaccines which is missing because of "fear psychosis" and this potential should not be taken away by foreigners.
"The problem is of fear psychosis that some vigilance enquiry will take place, audit will take place, police investigation will take place. Tell them, this is not the time to be wary of these investigations and audit reports. This is leading to deaths today. Actually some people need to be charged with manslaughter for sitting over this untapped potential," a bench of Justices Manmohan and Najmi Waziri said.