Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management
Advancing Law and Management
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
RACHANA GANGU & ANR. V. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Abstract
The emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Wuhan, China, towards the end of 2019 led to its rapid propagation worldwide. In order to overcome the public health crisis, states have been implementing mass vaccination drives. The case of Rachana Gangu & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. is concerned with the constitutional concerns that arose due to deaths allegedly caused by vaccination and the lack of an integrated mechanism for compensation. The Supreme Court ruled that even though the scientific determination of the efficacy of vaccines is best left to the experts, it is the duty of the State to provide an effective redress mechanism as per Article 21 of the constitution.