COVID-19 | SC wants to know Government policy to revive vaccine public sector units
The Hindu
Bench asks Government to file response to plea that urged the Supreme Court to push the ‘reluctant’ Union Government to put these PSUs to use in the time of dire need.
The Supreme Court on December 13 said it wanted to know the Government’s policy to revive vaccine public sector units, considering the dire need to ramp up the COVID-19 immunisation and utilise their full production capabilities by placement of purchase orders.
A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the Government should file a response to a petition filed by Amulya Ratna Nanda, IAS (retired), All India Drug Action Network, Low Cost Standard Therapeutics and Medico Friend Circle, represented by advocates Satya Mitra and Pragya Ganjoo. The petition has urged the Supreme Court to push the “reluctant” Union Government to put these PSUs to use in the time of dire need, especially after public funds were once spent to make them Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliant.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, said the issue was within the domain of policy.
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