Will provide security to Poonawalla if he seeks, Maharashtra tells HC
The Hindu
Plea claims the SII CEO is being threatened by Chief Ministers and businessmen for vaccine supply
The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Bombay High Court that it would provide security to Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, if he asked for the same. A Division Bench of Justices S.S. Shinde and N.J. Jamadar was hearing a petition filed by advocate Datta Mane through advocate Pradeep Havnur. The plea is seeking Z plus security to Mr. Poonawalla, as he is being threatened by Chief Ministers and businessmen to supply Covishield vaccine. The petition also seeks for a direction to register an FIR against those threatening Mr. Poonawalla and provide security to him and his family. He is already provided Y category security. In the last hearing, the court said, “The manufacturing of the vaccine is in our State which is a welfare State and a modern State. Our expectation is that someone must talk to him and assure him of protection. Presently see his role, it is a very substantial role. Please do not treat it as adversarial litigation.”
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