Is Aadhaar mandatory for prisoners to get vaccine jabs, HC asks Centre, Maharashtra
The Hindu
Lack of doses has halted vaccination in three prisons, court told
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked the Centre and the Maharashtra government to clarify if it was mandatory for prisoners to carry their Aadhaar cards to get COVID-19 vaccines. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was hearing a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) petition on the rise of COVID-19 cases inside prisons in the State.More Related News
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