What steps taken to publicise SOPs for vaccinating people without prescribed IDs? HC to government
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Last Updated: Jun 09, 2021, 02:20 PM IST
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The bench was hearing a bunch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) on ensuring greater access of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines to citizens, improved functioning of the CoWIN portal and other issues.
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra and Union governments what steps they had taken to inform citizens about the Centre s SOPs on COVID-19 vaccination for people who do not possess one of the seven identity cards prescribed for the purpose. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and G S Kulkarni also asked the Union government to inform the court of the steps taken to cover under its vaccination drive the people who were mentally ill and without a legal guardian and hence, not in a position to give an informed consent for receiving the vaccine.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra and Union governments what steps they had taken to inform citizens about the Centre's SOPs on COVID-19 vaccination for people who do not po
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Maharashtra and Union governments what steps they had taken to inform citizens about the Centre s SOPs on COVID-19 vaccination for people who do not possess one of the seven identity cards prescribed for the purpose.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and G S Kulkarni also asked the Union government to inform the court of the steps taken to cover under its vaccination drive the people who were mentally ill and without a legal guardian and hence, not in a position to give informed consent for receiving the vaccine.
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Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, in an exclusive interview on Monday, dismissed recent reports that alleged it was the displeasure of the seer community that precipitated his removal as CM, bringing in Tirath Singh Rawat in his place.
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(This story originally appeared in on May 11, 2021)Former Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, in an exclusive interview to on Monday, dismissed recent reports that alleged it was the displeasure of the seer community that precipitated his removal as CM, bringing in Tirath Singh Rawat in his place.
There has been swirling talk of late that it was because Trivendra Rawat wanted to go ahead with a symbolic Maha Kumbh in view of the Covid-19 threat that he fell foul of the sadhu samaj, who in turn put pressure for his ouster. I don t think the akhadas were displeased with me, he said. The seers understood the urgency of the pandemic and were ready to go ahead with whatever format of Kumbh t