Kerala Class V student writes to SC for saving lives in fight against COVID-19, CJI NV Ramana responds

Kerala girl had also enclosed in her letter a drawing depicting discharge of duties by the apex court where a judge is seen hammering down coronavirus. Lidwina Joseph got CJI's response and best wishes for her 'beautiful letter' and 'heart-warming illustration of a judge at work'.

New Delhi: Amid debate whether the Centre's decision to provide free COVID-19 vaccine to all above 18 years was triggered by the Supreme Court's recent remarks on the jab policy, a class Vth student has written to Chief Justice NV Ramana lauding the top court for its effective intervention and saving lives in the fight against the pandemic. The letter also caught CJI's attention and he decided to reply to Lidwina Joseph, a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Kerala's Thrissur. She had also enclosed in her letter a drawing depicting discharge of duties by the apex court where a judge is seen hammering down coronavirus and has the tricolour, lion capital and smiling portrait of the father of the nation. "I was much worried about the deaths in Delhi and other parts of the country due to Corona. From the newspaper, I understood that your honourable court has intervened effectively at the sufferings and death of ordinary people in the fight against Covid-19.