The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on petitions seeking compensation from the Union Government for the deaths allegedly caused due to Covid-19 vaccines.

A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the writ petition filed by Rachna Gangu and Venugopalan Govindan who alleged that their daughters died due to adverse effects caused by the Covid vaccine. The other petition was filed by the Union Government against an interim order passed by the Kerala High Court in a petition filed by Sayeeda KA (who alleged that her husband died due to vaccination) to formulate a policy for compensation.

In 2022, the Union Government had filed a counter-affidavit in the matter, arguing that it was not liable to compensate as vaccination was a voluntary act undert

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