A 7-year delay in filing an appeal cannot be explained away by a pandemic that began three years after the judgment or by disagreement among co-owners, the Gujarat High Court has held while declining to condone it. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has refused to condone a delay of over seven years in filing an […]
The Supreme Court heard a plea regarding the vaccine-induced deaths of two young women following Covishield immunisation. The petitioners’ parents alleged a lack of transparency about adverse effects, while the Centre defended the vaccine’s life-saving role during the pandemic. The Court acknowledged the sensitivity of the issue and instructed the petitioners to submit their application to the Centre, granting four weeks for a response.
Today, on October 14th, India’s Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation regarding Covid-19 vaccine side effects, labeling it as sensationalist and aimed at inciting public fear. The court emphasized the importance of vaccines in saving lives during the pandemic and encouraged rational discourse based on scientific evidence rather than baseless claims.