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Have you seen Titanic? Bombay HC asks petitioner seeking priority vaccine for judiciary
Referring to a Hollywood blockbuster, Bombay High Court’s Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta on Wednesday asked the petitioner who was seeking prioritisation of Covid-19 vaccine for judiciary if they had seen the movie Titanic. “Do you remember the captain of the ship? . He was the last one. I am the captain here. First everyone else gets [vaccine], then the judiciary gets it.”
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Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta on Wednesday said that the petition seeking priority Covid-19 vaccine for the judiciary was “selfish”.
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The court also said it was rather selfish of the petitioners to seek vaccination on priority for the judiciary. Bombay High Court
New Delhi: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a PIL seeking COVID-19 vaccination for lawyers and judges on priority, saying some decisions must be left to the executive s wisdom .
The court also said it was rather selfish of the petitioners to seek vaccination on priority for the judiciary.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing a plea filed by Mumbai-based lawyers, seeking that members of the judiciary, advocates and their staff be considered as frontline workers and they be provided vaccine against COVID-19 on a priority basis.