NEW DELHI: The
Supreme Court on Thursday stayed all the hearings related to Covid-19 vaccines in Delhi and Bombay high courts. The
court transferred to itself a case on the coronavirus vaccine which was pending before the Delhi high court.
The apex court issued a notice to
Serum Institute,
Bharat Biotech on pleas for transfer of cases to top court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the pleas of the two firms that the high courts are conducting parallel proceedings on vaccine related issues and they need to be transferred to the top court for an authoritative judgement.
It also sought responses from the Centre and others on pleas of the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech seeking transfer of the cases from the high courts to the apex court.
The vaccine manufacturing firms have said different high courts are seeking data on how many vaccines are produced and when they will give vaccines to all.
(
With agency inputs)