New Delhi, March 9 : The Health Ministry on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it may not be desirable to create a separate class consisting of lawyers for vaccination as it would lead to discrimination against similarly situated citizens engaged in other trade, profession or business.
Additional Secretary Manohar Agnani said this in a reply to a notice issued by the court concerning vaccination of judges, court staff and lawyers on priority and for them to be treated as frontline workers so that they could receive it without limitations of their age or physical condition.
He said that specific classification either based upon the nature of trade, profession or otherwise is neither possible nor advisable.
The Centre clarified that the present policy of restricted vaccination is based upon the vulnerability of the citizenry to the infection on account of the nature of their work, age or co-morbidity.
“It may not be desirable to create a separate class consisting of lawyers and others below 45 years of age and discriminating other similarly situated citizens engaged in other trade, profession or business,” the Additional Secretary said.
He further said that classification would necessarily lead to discrimination as there are several other trade, business or professions which directly deal with the health, help and assist a common-man to provide his day-to-day requirements and are working in a small space with a large number.
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