Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 30: High Court today directed Additional Chief Secretary Health and Medical Education Department to file affidavit indicating therein the steps taken for ensuring vaccination of the disabled persons in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
This significant order has been passed in a petition filed by Humanity Welfare Organization Helpline seeking direction to the respondents to treat all the persons with disabilities as special category and direct the respondents to ensure vaccination of all the disabled persons in terms of the policy of Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as also that of Government of Union Territory of J&K.
During the course of hearing, Advocate Syed Musaib appearing for the petitioners submitted that despite having approached the respondents in the shape of representations, no effective action has been taken for vaccination of the disabled persons in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
He further submitted that the vaccination of the persons with disabilities has become necessary because of threat to their life on account of large number of them getting tested positive because of not being able to adhere to the SOPs.
After hearing counsel for the petitioners, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey observed, “before proceeding further in the matter, it has become necessary to seek response from the respondents for the claim made in the petition”. Accordingly, High Court directed Additional Chief Secretary Health and Medical Education Department to file affidavit, indicating therein the steps taken for ensuring vaccination of the disabled persons.
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