Covid-19: Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Response From Centre, State On Priority Vaccination For Persons With Disability

Akshita Saxena

12 Jun 2021 1:05 PM IST

  • Covid-19: Uttarakhand High Court Seeks Response From Centre, State On Priority Vaccination For Persons With Disability

    “Persons with disabilities and their caregivers are a class of population by themselves due to their disabilities and are entitled to vaccination on a priority basis like other high risk category persons.”

    The Uttarakhand High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking priority Covid-19 vaccination for persons with Disabilities from the age of 18 and upwards, irrespective of the category or type of disability. A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma has directed both Central and State Government to file their affidavits in...

    Akshita Saxena

    Akshita Saxena

    Akshita Saxena is a Senior Associate Editor with LiveLaw

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