Aishwarya Rathore-
The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Union Government to approve the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) suggested plan of action to re-vaccinate citizens who had been victims of several fake anti-coronavirus vaccination camps in various parts of the city.
A bench directed the Centre to approve the Mumbai Civic Body’s plan of action, “with or without modifications, within seven days” from now.
The orders came after BMC senior counsel Anil Sakhre told the High Court that the BMC has re-vaccinated 161 of the 2,053 people who had been victimized by fake camps.
Sakhre told the High Court that instead of the anti-COVID-19 vaccination, the victims were given saline water.
Sakhre added, “Of the 391 cases at Hiranandani in Kandivali, 363 people were traced and 161 of them were vaccinated. We are in the process of getting the remaining of the total 2,053 victims re-registered on the CoWin portal so that they can be re-vaccinated correctly.”
He submitted the Civic Body’s plan of action that proposed de-registering all such victims from the CoWin portal so that they can re-register on the portal afresh and get the correct vaccine administered.
At this, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, who appeared for the Union Government, told the High Court that although de-registration from the portal was not possible presently, the Centre will look into it.
He added, “For the time being, the victims can re-register on the portal for vaccination.”
The High Court stated, “Consider BMC’s proposed plan of action and do the needful. The victims can perhaps be granted fresh registration (on the CoWin portal) with some remarks identifying them for re-vaccination.”
The Court also granted additional 30 days to the Mumbai police to complete its probe into the incident of one such fake vaccination camp held in a Housing Society in the Kandivali area in the city.
The High Court said, “No one involved in the scam should be let off. We direct
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