SC agrees to examine plea on Covid vaccine for legal sector

New Delhi, Feb 16 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a PIL raising concerns of the legal fraternity across the country for being excluded from the priority list of people identified for Covid-19 vaccination drive.
A bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian issued notice to the Central government on a plea filed by advocate Arvind Singh through advocate Rishi Sehgal.
Advocate Amit Khemka, representing the petitioner, contended before the bench that the persons associated with the judicial services, which includes judges, lawyers and the judicial staff all over the country are rendering essential services.
“Yet, the judicial officers and judges are not on the priority list. Everybody involved in the judicial system should get vaccine,” he submitted. He stressed that people involved in the judicial system should not be kept out of the ongoing Covid vaccination drive in the country.
After a brief hearing in the matter, the bench said: “Alright, we will consider this plea.” The bench has scheduled the matter for further hearing after two weeks.